Harvesting of crops begins in Kathua along border with Pak
Pertinently, during Rabi 2021-22, the area sown under wheat crop was 141 acres wherein 35 farmers were roped in for cultivation.
Pertinently, during Rabi 2021-22, the area sown under wheat crop was 141 acres wherein 35 farmers were roped in for cultivation.
For wheat, there is an increase in area coverage by 14.53 lakh ha over the last year and this has been the highest ever in the last four years.
The situation is bad in Gujarat where rains this week were 400 % more than normal, Odisha where it is 535 % more than the average, West Bengal 515 % more than normal, Kerala 475 % more than normal and central Maharashtra 255 % more.
Though, he indicated that the ongoing lockdown to contain the spread of coronavirus should continue, while noting that predictions by health experts about the spread of the pandemic are 'horrendous and frightening'.
Lohri/Pongal is celebrated to mark the end of the sowing season of Rabi crop, which now can be harvested.
The state had been in the centre of the storm for stubble burning, whose hazards were reportedly felt across northern India, including the capital Delhi.
North Balasore experienced a severe hailstorm yesterday causing damage to crops and property and injuring at least 20 people. Properties…
