SOWING OF MAJOR KHARIF CROPS
The rainfall has
adequately covered most parts of the country, facilitating good
sowing of major kharif crops. The area coverage position
up to the 22nd of this month as compared to the corresponding
period last year is as follows:
(area in lakh ha.)
Crop Normal area
This year Last year This year Last year
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Rice
|
406
|
355
|
315
|
87.4
|
77.6
|
|
Bajra
|
94
|
90
|
76
|
95.7
|
80.9
|
|
Kharif Jowar
|
47
|
43
|
40
|
91.5
|
85.1
|
|
Kharif Maize
|
59
|
69
|
63
|
116.9
|
106.8
|
|
Kharif Coarse Cereals
|
231
|
228
|
199
|
98.7
|
86.1
|
|
Kharif Groundnut
|
57
|
53
|
53
|
93.0
|
93.0
|
|
Soyabean
|
63
|
69
|
57
|
109.5
|
90.5
|
|
Total Kharif Oilseeds
|
154
|
154
|
136
|
100.0
|
88.3
|
|
Tur
|
35
|
37
|
35
|
105.7
|
100.0
|
|
Total Kharif Pulses
|
104
|
122
|
99
|
117.3
|
95.2
|
|
Cotton
|
88
|
74
|
70
|
84.1
|
79.5
|
|
Jute
|
9
|
8
|
8
|
88.1
|
90.0
|
|
Sugarcane
|
43
|
41
|
44
|
95.3
|
102.3
|
With the help
of normal to excess rains in most parts of the country, recharging
of reservoirs is continuing. As on the 19th of this month, water
in 71 major reservoirs went up to 76.79 Billion Cubic Meters (BCM).
The Central Water Commision monitors the live storage of these
reservoirs having the Full Reservoir Level (FRL) of 131.28 BCM
which is about 79% of the total reservoir capacity in the country.
The present total water storage in these reservoirs is about 58%
of the FRL. This is 109% of the last year’s level and 80% of last
10 years’ average. Somasila reservoir in Andhra Pradesh and Bhima
reservoir in Maharashtra have no utilizable water.
No gregarious
locust activity has been noticed during the surveys conducted
by the Locust Warning Organization in various localities of the
Scheduled Desert Area of Gujarat and Rajasthan . There is no report
of shortage of any commonly used chemical pesticides or biopesticides
in the country. The incidence of pest and diseases remained below
the economic threshold level generally for most of the crops.
