Withdrawal of monsoon will help in starting sowing of Rabi crops

24-Sep-2024 06:50 PM

New Delhi. The withdrawal of Southwest Monsoon started from Western Rajasthan and Kutch (Gujarat) on 23rd September and it is expected that it will leave the entire country by the first week of October.

Due to this, farmers will not face any difficulty in starting sowing of Rabi crops on time. It is worth mentioning that 75 percent of the rainfall in India occurs during this monsoon season and Kharif crops benefit greatly from it. This time the monsoon has rained very well.

According to the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), the withdrawal of Southwest Monsoon has started. It was supposed to return from 17th September itself but it got delayed a bit.

The line of withdrawal of monsoon is currently passing through Anupgarh, Bikaner, Jodhpur, Bhuj and Dwarka.

Conditions have become favourable for its withdrawal from more areas, which include many areas of Western Rajasthan and its adjacent areas of Punjab, Haryana and Gujarat.

To estimate the return of monsoon, the Meteorological Department studies certain rainfall conditions from 1 September.

If there is no rain for 5 consecutive days, it is assumed that the monsoon has started returning. Apart from this, some bases have also been set. All the bases are analyzed in depth.

According to agricultural experts, due to a week's delay in the return of monsoon, the condition of rain and moisture has improved in the major producing states and the level in dams and reservoirs has increased considerably.

This will facilitate farmers in cultivating Rabi crops and especially wheat, gram, mustard, lentils, peas and barley.

The government has set a target of producing 1150 lakh tonnes of wheat. If the weather remains favorable in February-March, then this target can be achieved easily.