-Hindustan Times Parts of eastern and northeastern India, which recorded scanty rainfall in June and July, may not get adequate showers in the next two months as well, the weather office said, raising concerns over the kharif or monsoon crop. Rainfall during the second half of the southwest monsoon is likely to be normal, the India Meteorological Department predicted on Monday. In the first half, till July 31, it was 8% above...
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Monsoon 2022: Erratic rains may delay Odisha Kharif crops -Hrusikesh Mohanty
-Down to Earth Dry June led to late paddy transplantation; More than half of targetted acreage lie uncultivated A dry June followed by a rainy July might delay Kharif crops in Odisha this monsoon. Farmers in several districts, mainly the western and coastal areas, have yet to start paddy transplantation due to erratic rainfall. Through July 23, paddy was sown in 1.27 million hectares out of 3.5 million hectares planned by...
More »Paddy sowing down by 24%, oilseeds 20% due to less rains in some parts: Govt
-BusinessToday.in Paddy was sown in 95 lakh hectares and oilseeds in 97.56 lakh hectares in the same period of the 2021-22 crop year (July-June). The area under coverage for paddy declined 24 per cent to 72.24 lakh hectares so far in the ongoing Kharif sowing season, while oilseeds acreage is lower by 20 per cent at 77.80 lakh hectares because of delay in the progress of monsoon rains in some parts of...
More »Scant Rainfall, not Politics, Worries Maharashtra Farmers -Amey Tirodkar
-Newsclick.in Kharif sowing has almost stopped with the state not receiving even 10% of the expected rains. Maharashtra faces uncertainty both politically and agriculturally. While the ruling Shiv Sena’s rebel leader and MLA Eknath Shinde plans to head to Mumbai along with his faction to grab power, farmers of the state face an uncertain future with 41.4% deficient rainfall, leading to a virtual halt in the sowing of Kharif crops. According to the...
More »Odisha Records Highest Rainfall Deficit in 23 Years
-PTI/ TheWire.in * Odisha received only 661.1 mm of rain between June 1 and August 31 this year, against a normal of 935.8 mm. * Rainfall over the state during August was 204.9 mm, against a normal of 366.4 mm – a difference of 44%. * The India Meteorological Department has forecast that the state will receive normal rainfall, of 226.6 mm, in September 2021. Bhubaneswar: Odisha recorded its highest Rainfall deficiency this monsoon...
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