Excess monsoon rain and floods may damage Kharif crops

16-Jul-2024 08:58 PM

New Delhi. Although the rain of the southwest monsoon is considered the lifeline of Kharif crops, but when its distribution is uneven, it becomes fatal for the crops.

A similar scene is being seen during the current year as well. On one hand, monsoon rains have been less than the long-term average in states like Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh,

Orissa and Kerala as well as Punjab-Haryana, while on the other hand, states like Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Assam are trapped in the grip of severe floods. In the flood-affected areas, on one hand, the crops sown will be destroyed and secondly,

there will be less time for new sowing because there should be no water stagnation in the fields for sowing other Kharif crops except paddy. 

It is worth noting that not only monsoon rains are responsible for the floods in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, but the water released into various rivers from Nepal is also responsible for it.

In India, the disaster has increased due to heavy rainfall in the origin areas of most of the rivers coming from Nepal. Sporadic examples of waterlogging in the fields can also be seen in some areas of Maharashtra, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh. 

However, at the national level, the production area of ​​Kharif crops is much ahead of last year. In the areas where there has been normal monsoon rain, vigorous sowing of crops is going on. The area of ​​paddy, pulses, oilseeds, cotton and sugarcane has increased.

Similarly, among coarse grains, heavy production is being seen among the farmers towards the cultivation of maize. There has been a tradition of maximum rainfall and maximum sowing of Kharif crops in the month of July.