Tuesday, July 22, 2008

Delayed Rains Likely To Affect Crops In Guj - July 22 , 2008

Delay in rain after early onset of monsoon in western parts of the country is now frightening cotton, maize and paddy crops in Gujarat. Sowing in around 20 lakh hectares off the total 45 hectares of land brought under cultivation so far may be adversely impacted in the absence of enough rainfall in the state. Even the government officials do not rule out the possibility of cotton, maize and paddy crops taking a major impact if the state does not get satisfactory rainfall in the next one week.

will be suggested about selecting for alternative crops if the state fails to get enough rainfall in coming day. Meanwhile, farmers have asked power supply for 12 hours so that they can save the standing crops. A contigency plan has been chalked out in the wake of erratic rainfall in many parts of the state. Sowing in many areas comprising Banaskantha, Bhavnagar, Surendranagar and Ahmedabad disricts have taken an impact due to delay in monsoon.

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