Less rainfall | Purulia farmers not getting enough water for rice production
কৃষি দফতর জানাচ্ছে, আষাঢ় কেটেছে প্রায় বৃষ্টিহীন। শ্রাবণের প্রথমেও জেলায় বৃষ্টির ঘাটতি ছিল ৬৩ শতাংশ।
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কৃষি দফতর জানাচ্ছে, আষাঢ় কেটেছে প্রায় বৃষ্টিহীন। শ্রাবণের প্রথমেও জেলায় বৃষ্টির ঘাটতি ছিল ৬৩ শতাংশ।
Paddy is the main kharif crop, sowing of which begins with the onset of the southwest monsoon from June and harvesting from October onwards. Paddy was sown in 390.99 lakh hectare in the year-ago period, the data showed.
The city has been experiencing less intensity of rainfall on most days in August due to various monsoonal conditions.
From June 27, CIDCO will supply 25 per cent lesser amount of water in Ulwe, Dronagiri, Kharghar, Taloja, Kalamboli, and villages en route of the pipelines.