.1 min read Last Upgraded: Aug 28 2024|12:07 AM IST.The place under kharif further enhanced throughout the full week finished August 23 as sowing was actually just about total in the majority of crops. Data showed that till August 23, kharif plants have actually been actually sown in around 106.5 million hectares– practically 2 percent much more than the region covered in the course of the very same period last year however 2.81 per cent lower than the ordinary acreage (which is the average of the final 5 years). The good news is actually that the places under arhar, groundnut, soybean, and also cotton are actually more than their five-year standard.
Nevertheless, all eyes will certainly get on the weather in the upcoming handful of weeks as excess rainfalls in September might flood areas as well as cause lodging which misbehaves for the final return. Till August 27, the Southwest gale has actually been actually 7 per-cent much more than ordinary with Central and Southern India recording storms which were greater than 17 per-cent excess until now in the season. Along with La Nina embeding in, the rains may get back at stronger.
Initial Released: Aug 28 2024|12:07 AM IST.