Slowing down of monsoon is likely to affect the sowing of crops in northern India.

14-Jun-2024 12:40 PM

New Delhi. Although the southwest monsoon is quite active in Northeast India, due to which heavy rains are falling especially in West Bengal, Sikkim and Tripura.

Similarly, the process of rain is continuing in the southern states of the country as well. Rains have been occurring in some parts of western India and especially in many parts of Maharashtra,

Gujarat and Goa. But due to severe heat in northern India, farmers are facing great difficulty in sowing Kharif crops. According to the Meteorological Department,

the outbreak of heat wave may continue in the northern states for the next five-seven days. The interesting fact is that despite the lack of rain, the water level in the Bhakra Dam in Punjab increased so much that its gates needed to be opened. Thousands of cusecs of water is being released from there,

which will provide water for irrigation of crops and will also increase the moisture content in the soil of the fields.

Cotton has been sown by farmers in Punjab. Its sowing has also been completed in Haryana and Rajasthan. This time the area of ​​cotton has decreased in Punjab but the area of ​​moong is expected to increase.

Apart from paddy, many other crops including jowar, bajra, maize, tur (tuvar), urad, moong, soybean, groundnut and cotton are cultivated during the Kharif season.

Paddy is planted for which it is necessary to have sufficient water in the fields. Normal moisture is required for sowing other crops.

Due to lack of monsoon rains, there is a possibility of delay in sowing of Kharif crops in states like Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Bihar, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh.