Dhangadhi, Apr. 19: About 25-50 per cent of the crops has been damaged by the hailstones saw Sunday in some parts of Kailali and Doti districts, according to local farmers.

The hailstones that last for an hour with a Gale and downpour has damaged wheat and vegetable crops and fruits in Sahajpur, Nigali and Godavari VDCs in Kailali and Ghanteswar, Laxminagar, Sarswati Nagar, Nirauli, Barchhen VDCs in Doti.

Kaphal, a fruit that rips in hilly region in the summer has also destroyed in a massive scale, it is learnt.

Local farmers are feared that prices of food grains may be shot up this year because of the damages caused by the hailstone.

In Chautara, hailstone which battered Badashe area of the district on Saturday has damaged the crop in the areas. The hailstone weighing up to 200 grams is learnt to have damaged the wheat, mustard, potato and maize crop at Ward Nos. 1,2,3,4,6 and 9 of Badashe Village Development Committee.

The hailstones also caused extensive damage in Taramarang and Mahankal in western parts of the district. The hailstorm is learnt to have caused extensive damage to the wheat crop and fruit trees in Taramarang VDC and maize and orchards at Ward Nos. 1,3 and 4 in Mahankal VDC.