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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | August rain boost for paddy -Piyush Kumar Tripathi

August rain boost for paddy -Piyush Kumar Tripathi

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published Published on Sep 10, 2014   modified Modified on Sep 10, 2014
-The Telegraph


Bihar: The statewide torrential rain in mid-August caused flood conditions in 16 districts but came as a boon for standing paddy crop.

Figures say the overall kharif transplantation coverage went up by nearly 40 per cent during August. It was 54 per cent on August 1 and touched 93 per cent on September 1.

It came as a major relief for farmers and the state government, as, till the first week of August there was growing concern about drought conditions looming over the state.

Tillers claim much of the paddy transplantation was done in the second and third week of August, after widespread rain in the state. "Most farmers were extremely sceptical about the health of standing paddy saplings in the fields due to scanty rains till first week of August. However, the downpour between August 10 and 20 considerably improved the situation. The transplantation now seems good and farmers don't sound distressed," said Sudhanshu Kumar, a farmer from Samastipur.

But farmers in north Bihar districts remain sceptical. "The scanty rain from June-end to July-end, crucial phase for transplantation, caused a lot of damage to paddy saplings. Many farmers who had gone for early transplantation, did not benefit from the mid-August rain as their saplings had already dried up. Some farmers are doubtful about productivity of paddy. A good yield looks unlikely this year," said Shankar Rai, a farmer at Darbhanga.

As is the practice, once seedlings grow into saplings, they are transplanted from the nurseries to the fields. This is done by plucking them from the nurseries with hands and planting them in the fields, which should ideally have at least six inches of water.

Agriculturists claim the mid-August rain could increase yield, but a lot would still depend on the retreating monsoon. "The 81 lakh metric tonne (MT) paddy produce in 2011-12 was an all-time record, which was again broken by a 83 lakh MT produce in 2012-13. The mid-August rain has created hope. We expect produce to go beyond 83 lakh MT. However, the rain from the retreating monsoon around September-end would be crucial as it would provide required moisture in the fields during harvest," said Anil Jha of the state agriculture department.

The Met department has forecast normal or five per cent less or more than normal rainfall in the state in September. The state has received 691mm rain between June 1 and September 2 against the normal 811mm during this period, leaving a deficiency of 15 per cent. The deficiency till August 1 was 23 per cent.

The Kharif season begins with the arrival of south-west monsoon and ends in September. Sowing of Kharif crops starts from early June and transplantation follows in early July. The harvest period starts from middle of September or early October and continues till January and the procurement lasts till April.

Paddy belts in Bihar are spread over Rohtas, Jehanabad, Patna, Bhojpur and Nalanda districts among others, mostly in north and central Bihar.


The Telegraph, 9 September, 2014, http://www.telegraphindia.com/1140909/jsp/bihar/story_18797966.jsp#.VA-4Mslwxnh


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