Deficit rain: Odisha farmers stare at parched land and loss

By Express News Service

BHAWANIPATNA/UMERKOTE/JEYPORE: Farmers of three districts, the place the monsoon has been taking part in hide-and-seek, are a frightened lot. With a drought-like state of affairs looming, the Dandapat Anchal Krushak Sabha, a farmers’ outfit of Kalahandi,  organised a rally on the sub-divisional headquarters city of Dharamgarh on Thursday.

In a memorandum to the Chief Minister, they drew consideration in the direction of the implication of the failure of the monsoon this yr. The members urged that the crop insurance coverage date be prolonged to assist affected farmers overcome crop loss.

The Dandapat space beneath the Dharamgarh subdivision of Kalahandi district consists of Parla, Gumer, Gadiajore, Dhanrpur,  Jayantpur, Chanchabaheli Tendapali and Behera gram panchayats. These areas have remained un-irrigated as a result of absence of rainfall. Deficit and erratic monsoons have additionally affected areas beneath Dharamgarh, Koksara, Golamunda and Bhawanipatna blocks.

District agriculture officer J Surya Rao mentioned there’s a substantial delay in agriculture actions like beaning, transplanting and different works. Similarly, inadequate rain has left farmers in Nabarangpur district frightened with most of them but to sow seeds for kharif cultivation to date. There are almost two lakh farmers in Nabarangpur, most of who rely upon rainfall for cultivation as irrigation facility is reportedly accessible for lower than 20 per cent of land within the area.

For this kharif, the district agriculture wing had set a goal to domesticate paddy over 1,30,000 hectares (ha) and maize on 85 ha. Usually, sowing will get accomplished by the primary week of June yearly. However, this yr, agricultural actions are operating delayed owing to insufficient rainfall.

Farmers of Umerkote, Nandahandi and different blocks mentioned a drought-like state of affairs is imminent if there is no such thing as a rainfall inside seven to 10 days. “We could not sow seeds on time due to insufficient rain. If rainfall fails this week, all of us will suffer huge losses,” mentioned Bhakchand Nayak, a farmer chief from Nabarangpur.

Contacted, chief district agriculture officer (CDAO) G. Venkat Reddy  mentioned, “Farmers should have opted for long duration paddy seeds which will be profitable in case of delayed monsoon or less rains.” Similarly, the Koraput district has recorded solely 130 mm of rainfall through the first two weeks which is about 70 mm lower than final yr. The district has focused to develop paddy on about 99,000 ha through the ensuing Kharif season, of which, 50 per cent of paddy crops are cultivated in non-irrigated and upland areas.

The delayed monsoon has already pushed agricultural actions again by two weeks. “Instead of sporadic rains, continuous rainfall is the need of the hour,” mentioned Sukria Pradhan,  chief of Krushak Samaj of Kotpad.
“There is no problem for cultivation due to deficit rains till date in the district and we hope there will be good rains in coming days,” mentioned Jeypore chief district agriculture officer BN Behera.

IMD forecasts above-normal rain for east

BHUBANESWAR: As rainfall exercise within the state has picked up, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast above-normal showers within the japanese area of the nation within the final week of this month. The regional Met workplace mentioned one other cyclonic circulation is more likely to develop over the north Bay of Bengal round August 25.

“It is too early to predict if the cyclonic circulation will intensify into a low-pressure area. However, the state is expected to receive above-normal rains in the last week of the month,” mentioned a scientist at Bhubaneswar Meteorological Centre Umasankar Das.  

Many locations obtained rainfall within the state within the final two days beneath the affect of a low-pressure space over the northwest Bay of Bengal and adjoining areas of West Bengal-north Odisha coasts. The system is anticipated to maneuver west-northwestwards throughout north Odisha and north Chhattisgarh through the subsequent two to 3 days.

BHAWANIPATNA/UMERKOTE/JEYPORE: Farmers of three districts, the place the monsoon has been taking part in hide-and-seek, are a frightened lot. With a drought-like state of affairs looming, the Dandapat Anchal Krushak Sabha, a farmers’ outfit of Kalahandi,  organised a rally on the sub-divisional headquarters city of Dharamgarh on Thursday.

In a memorandum to the Chief Minister, they drew consideration in the direction of the implication of the failure of the monsoon this yr. The members urged that the crop insurance coverage date be prolonged to assist affected farmers overcome crop loss.

The Dandapat space beneath the Dharamgarh subdivision of Kalahandi district consists of Parla, Gumer, Gadiajore, Dhanrpur,  Jayantpur, Chanchabaheli Tendapali and Behera gram panchayats. These areas have remained un-irrigated as a result of absence of rainfall. Deficit and erratic monsoons have additionally affected areas beneath Dharamgarh, Koksara, Golamunda and Bhawanipatna blocks.googletag.cmd.push(operate() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

District agriculture officer J Surya Rao mentioned there’s a substantial delay in agriculture actions like beaning, transplanting and different works. Similarly, inadequate rain has left farmers in Nabarangpur district frightened with most of them but to sow seeds for kharif cultivation to date. There are almost two lakh farmers in Nabarangpur, most of who rely upon rainfall for cultivation as irrigation facility is reportedly accessible for lower than 20 per cent of land within the area.

For this kharif, the district agriculture wing had set a goal to domesticate paddy over 1,30,000 hectares (ha) and maize on 85 ha. Usually, sowing will get accomplished by the primary week of June yearly. However, this yr, agricultural actions are operating delayed owing to insufficient rainfall.

Farmers of Umerkote, Nandahandi and different blocks mentioned a drought-like state of affairs is imminent if there is no such thing as a rainfall inside seven to 10 days. “We could not sow seeds on time due to insufficient rain. If rainfall fails this week, all of us will suffer huge losses,” mentioned Bhakchand Nayak, a farmer chief from Nabarangpur.

Contacted, chief district agriculture officer (CDAO) G. Venkat Reddy  mentioned, “Farmers should have opted for long duration paddy seeds which will be profitable in case of delayed monsoon or less rains.” Similarly, the Koraput district has recorded solely 130 mm of rainfall through the first two weeks which is about 70 mm lower than final yr. The district has focused to develop paddy on about 99,000 ha through the ensuing Kharif season, of which, 50 per cent of paddy crops are cultivated in non-irrigated and upland areas.

The delayed monsoon has already pushed agricultural actions again by two weeks. “Instead of sporadic rains, continuous rainfall is the need of the hour,” mentioned Sukria Pradhan,  chief of Krushak Samaj of Kotpad.
“There is no problem for cultivation due to deficit rains till date in the district and we hope there will be good rains in coming days,” mentioned Jeypore chief district agriculture officer BN Behera.

IMD forecasts above-normal rain for east

BHUBANESWAR: As rainfall exercise within the state has picked up, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast above-normal showers within the japanese area of the nation within the final week of this month. The regional Met workplace mentioned one other cyclonic circulation is more likely to develop over the north Bay of Bengal round August 25.

“It is too early to predict if the cyclonic circulation will intensify into a low-pressure area. However, the state is expected to receive above-normal rains in the last week of the month,” mentioned a scientist at Bhubaneswar Meteorological Centre Umasankar Das.  

Many locations obtained rainfall within the state within the final two days beneath the affect of a low-pressure space over the northwest Bay of Bengal and adjoining areas of West Bengal-north Odisha coasts. The system is anticipated to maneuver west-northwestwards throughout north Odisha and north Chhattisgarh through the subsequent two to 3 days.