Heavy rains in Orissa cause damage to peanuts and other Kharif crops

05-Aug-2024 12:03 PM

Cuttack. Due to heavy rains in the last two days in Jeypore district of Orissa, some other Kharif crops including peanuts have also been damaged due to waterlogging in the fields.

Peanut crops in about 500 acres of land in the coastal areas of Jalapur reservoir in Nandapur block of Jeypore district got submerged.

Like every year, in the current Kharif season also, the farmers had cultivated peanuts with great enthusiasm. But the crop which has been damaged was sown in February-March during the Zayed season.

Its harvesting was expected in July, but due to rain, the water level in the floodplain areas of the reservoir increased very much and the crop got submerged even before harvesting. With no other option left, the farmers are being forced to harvest the damaged crop somehow.

It is also difficult for the farmers to get compensation from the government for this damaged crop because they are neither registered with the state agriculture department nor with the local PACS, whereas registration is mandatory for the damaged crop.

According to the Chief District Agriculture Officer, the Agriculture Department is aware of the damage to the groundnut crop and therefore the Agriculture Officer of Nandapur block has been asked to provide all possible help to the needy farmers by consulting with the Revenue Department officials. Some other crops are also cultivated during the Zaid season in Orissa,

but these have suffered less damage because most of those crops have already been prepared for harvesting.