Kharif acreage seen at a record 1,095 lakh ha

 

A nutritious six for every cent raise in the kharif place above the earlier season driving on greater rice and oilseeds cultivation may possibly raise rural prospects, even however pounding August rains may possibly have inflicted hurt on crops in some locations.

In accordance to facts introduced by the Agriculture Ministry on Friday, kharif crops have so significantly protected above one,095 lakh hectares (lha), approximately six.three for every cent additional than one,030 lha planted in the corresponding 7 days very last calendar year.

The place below rice at 396 lha is between just one of the optimum and planting is however on some States. Rice acreage is approximately 30 lha additional than the 366 lh planted exact 7 days very last calendar year. The States, which have seen a spurt in rice planting involve Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal, Jharkhand and Karnataka.

 

Soar in oilseeds, pulses

Even however oilseeds, significantly soyabean and groundnut, have been planted above 195 lha — approximately 12 for every cent additional than corresponding 7 days in the earlier kharif season — there has been sizeable hurt to the crops because of to hefty rains in Central India. While India Meteorological Section forecast a slight three for every cent raise in quantum of rains to be received in August, the genuine rainfall, as the region as a full received, was approximately 26 for every cent additional than the usual. Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat have described sizeable hurt to standing oilseeds crops mainly because of hefty rains.

Thanks to greater coverage in Karnataka, Maharashtra and Telangana, there is approximately five for every cent rise in pulses acreage until this 7 days. The overall place below pulses crops stood at all-around 137 lha (131 lha). The crops that have described greater place involve arhar and moong.

There is a slight raise in place below coarse cereals, much too, mainly because of greater sowing of maize and bajra. Farmers planted coarse cereals above 179 lha, approximately three lh additional than that in the corresponding 7 days in 2019-20.

Cotton is an additional crop that has completed well as in comparison to very last kharif season. Acreage of the fibre crop so significantly is 129 lha (one hundred twenty five lha).

Reservoir levels up

In accordance to the Central Water Commission, which monitors h2o storage in main reservoirs, mentioned overall h2o storage in 123 h2o bodies throughout the region was 139.sixteen billion cubic metre (BCM), which is approximately 4 for every cent additional than 134.43 BCM in the exact 7 days in 2019-20.