India, March 18 -- Hailstone Rain pounds Chamarajanagar dist.

Standing crops in Ch'nagar, Gundlupet and Yalandur taluks worst affected; agri fields replete with hailstones resemble snow-covered Kashmir

Chamarajanagar: Rain accompanied by hailstones wreaked havoc in the district yesterday, leaving the farmers in a state of distress. When the rain stopped, the agricultural fields in the district had turned into snow capped fields, ditto like Kashmir for a while.

Those reeling under sweltering heat found respite with the showers, while the farmers in Gundlupet and Yalandur taluks had to bear the brunt. From the Chamarajanagar district headquarters to villages like Veeranpura, Nanjedevanapura, Kalanahundi, Kariyanakatte Hundi, Yadapura, Sh...