The continued bad weather this season has caused an estimated Rs 18 crore loss to agriculture sector in Kashmir. A report prepared by Chief Agriculture Officers reveals that inclement weather this season has resulted in an estimated Rs 18.75 crore crop loss in 10 districts of Kashmir. The report prepared on the directions of Agriculture department has been submitted by the latter to Divisional Kashmir, Kashmir. As per the report a total of 86,312.78 hectares of agricultural land has been affected by rains in Kashmir. "Islamabad (Anantnag) tops the list of districts where crop loss has been reported. The losses in this district have been estimated at Rs 7.25 crore and 26,726 hectares are reported to been affected." As per the report in Budgam the damage to the crop has been estimated at Rs 4.09 crore. As many as 21,900 hectares have been affected by incessant rains in the district,” it says. In Ganderbal the losses have been pegged at Rs 1.91 crore and 8,902 hectares have been affected. Kulgam has suffered Rs 1.32 loss on account of damage to the crops with 9,210 hectares being affected by the rains. In Pulwama agriculturists have incurred Rs 1.35 crore loss with 7,010 hectares affected. In Bandipora damage has been put at Rs 1.76 crore with 3094 hectares affected. In Srinagar and Kupwara districts, losses have been put at Rs 63.6 lakh and Rs 40.5 lakh respectively. However, the report mentions that no damage to the crop has been reported from district Shopian. "We compiled the assessment report and submitted it to Divisional Kashmir for further action," Director Agriculture (Kashmir) Mushtaq Peerzada told Greater Kashmir. "We had directed our district officers to submit the report on the damage to rabi crops due to incessant rains and snowfall," he said. However, Peerzada said: "Though the incessant rains caused damage to rabi crop, they recharged our water table, something that would prove good for the kharif crop." Meanwhile, experts said that further inclement weather conditions could be harmful as the season for flowering is approaching. "We have already asked our farmers not to allow water stagnate in their fields which may cause damage to the crops."