AndhraNews.Net - Sowing of Kharif Crops

New Delhi: September 4, 2003

The rainfall has adequately covered most parts of the country. This has facilitated normal to good sowing of major kharif crops. The area progression so far this year as compared to last year is as follows:

Area sown reported % of normal area covered

Crop	Normal area	This year	Last year	% This year	% Last year
Rice	406	320	262	78.8	64.5
Bajra	94	89	64	94.7	68.1
Kharif Jowar	47	41	37	87.2	78.7
Kharif Maize	59	67	60	113.6	101.7
Kharif Coarse Cereals	231	220	179	95.2	77.5
Kharif Groundnut	57	50	49	87.7	86.0
Soyabean	63	68	57	107.9	90.5
Total Kharif Oilseeds	154	147	128	95.5	83.1
Tur	35	36	33	102.9	94.3
Total Kharif Pulses	104	118	100	113.6	96.2
Cotton	88	74	68	84.1	77.3
Jute	9	8	8	88.1	90.0
Sugarcane	43	43	42	100.0	97.7

Report as on 1.9.03

There is no report of shortage of any commonly used chemical pesticides or bio-pesticides in the country. The incidence of pest & diseases remains below the Economic Threshold Level generally for most of the crops.

The Central Water Commission monitors the live storage of the 71 important reservoirs having Full Reservoir Level (FRL) of 131.28 billion cubic meters (BCM) which is about 79% of total reservoir capacity in the country. The present total water storage is about 49% of FRL, which is 118% of last year's level and 78% of last 10 years' average.

No gregarious locust activity has been noticed during the surveys conducted by the Locust Warning Organization in various localities of Scheduled Desert Area of Gujarat and Rajasthan . Due to wide spread rainfall in almost the entire Scheduled Desert Area, the ecological conditions are becoming favourable for localized locust breeding. Intensive surveys are being conducted to detect any locust activity in the Scheduled Desert Area.

Press Release by: PIB/OK:RC:PM

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