Heavy rainfall and waterlogging in fields affected sowing of crops in some areas.

10-Jul-2024 05:58 PM

New Delhi. Although during the current year, till last week, the total production area of ​​Kharif crops at the national level has increased to 378.72 lakh hectares, which is about 14 percent more than the sowing area of ​​331.90 lakh hectares during the same period last year,

but there is a possibility of sowing of crops being affected due to extremely heavy rainfall in some states of the country, waterlogging in fields and severe floods in some places. It is worth noting that waterlogging in fields will help in transplanting paddy,

but sowing of pulses, oilseeds, coarse grains and cotton will not be possible. In areas where there has been no heavy rainfall and there is normal amount of moisture in the soil of the fields, sowing of Kharif crops is happening rapidly. 

Compared to last year, this time farmers are showing tremendous enthusiasm in cultivating paddy, pulses and oilseeds crops, due to which there has been a huge increase in the sowing area of ​​pigeon pea, black gram and soybean. In coarse cereals also,

the area of ​​maize is far ahead but the sowing of millet is lagging behind. The production area of ​​pigeon pea jumped five times from 4.09 lakh hectares to 20.82 lakh hectares and the total sowing area of ​​pulses increased by 55 percent from 23.78 lakh hectares to 36.81 lakh hectares.

A serious crisis of flood and waterlogging is arising in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Maharashtra and Uttarakhand, while Assam is already in its grip. There is a possibility of more than normal rainfall in July.