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Delhi-NCR receives record rains, UP farmers stare at heavy losses

Paddy, maize, potatoes, bajra, urad worst affected crops

waterlogging, Delhi, Noida
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In Delhi meanwhile, the city weathered near ceaseless rains – measuring 74mm till 8.30 am Sunday – that brought the maximum temperature on Saturday down by 10 notches

Agencies Delhi/Lucknow
The national capital of Delhi received the second highest rainfall since 2007 during the past 24 hours till 8:30 a.m., according to India Meteorological Department (IMD) data on Sunday, while farmers in neighbouring Uttar Pradesh are staring at heavy losses due to sub-normal rains during monsoon and excess rainfall after it receded the past few days.

According to IMD data, 67 of 75 districts in Uttar Pradesh had excess rainfall last week (after September 30).

The excess rainfall led to waterlogging in cities and towns across the state, and proved worse for farmers in rural pockets. The rains inundated the