Crop Damage Assessment from Floods and Rains Ongoing

11-Sep-2025 06:26 PM

New Delhi. Kharif crops have suffered a lot due to surplus monsoon rains in various states of the country and severe floods in rivers, the survey and assessment of which is being done.

In many areas of Punjab and Rajasthan, the fields are still submerged, making it difficult to estimate the actual loss. The situation has worsened due to floods in Banaskantha district of Gujarat. It will be difficult to assess the damage until the flood water recedes completely and the water is not drained from the fields.

At present, the Central Government has announced financial assistance for Punjab and Himachal Pradesh, while the government is also keeping an eye on other flood-affected states.

Due to surplus rainfall in July-August, floods were seen in about a dozen states of the country, which include Punjab and Rajasthan as well as Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh,

Uttarakhand, Haryana, Gujarat, Bihar, Orissa, Maharashtra, Jharkhand, Telangana and Karnataka etc. But Kharif crops have suffered less damage in other states compared to Punjab and Rajasthan. Some districts of Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh were also affected by floods. Some areas of the national capital Delhi were hit by floods.

The Kharif crops which are likely to suffer more damage due to heavy rains and devastating floods mainly include paddy, green gram, urad, jowar, bajra, groundnut, soybean, sesame and cotton.

Although the total production area of ​​Kharif crops has increased this time compared to last year, paddy and maize have contributed the most to it.

The area of ​​other Kharif crops has either seen limited increase or decline. There has been a significant decrease in the sowing area of ​​soybean and cotton.

Monsoon rains are still continuing in some areas, which poses a threat to Kharif crops in lower areas. The Meteorological Department has fixed the date of return of monsoon as 17 September. It remains to be seen when the monsoon starts its journey.