Floods and Rains Impact States Beyond Punjab

08-Sep-2025 08:57 PM

New Delhi. The expectation of increase in production due to increase in the area of ​​Kharif crops has been completely dashed by the extremely heavy monsoon rains and severe floods. This time, the major producing states of some important Kharif crops are facing the brunt of floods and rains.

These include Punjab and Chhattisgarh, which contribute the most to rice in the central pool, Rajasthan and Karnataka, which are the leading producers of moong, Gujarat and Rajasthan, the leading producers of groundnut, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra, the leading producers of soybean and Gujarat and Maharashtra,

the top producers of cotton. Apart from this, severe floods are also being witnessed in both the major apple producing states - Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir.

Not only this, but many districts of states like Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Odisha and Jharkhand had already been hit by floods. Its effect is still continuing in Uttar Pradesh.

Due to this, there is a possibility of large-scale damage to various Kharif crops. The damage is being assessed officially and the real picture of the loss will be known only after mid-September when the intensity of monsoon rains will decrease.

In the current Kharif season, the production area of ​​paddy and maize has increased the most as compared to last year, while there has been some increase in the sowing area of ​​pulses and sugarcane and there has been a decline in the area of ​​oilseeds and cotton.

The rainy season is still continuing in Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh. It is also necessary to see when the monsoon leaves the country.