Kharif sowing crosses 1047 lakh hectare

NEW DELHI: Area under kharif crops has grown by about 10-lakh hectare during the week ending on September 27th. The total sown area, as per reports received from states, stands at 1047.07 lakh hectare as compared to 993.99 hectare at this time last year and 1038.27 lakh hectare on September 20 this year.

As per the India Meteorological Department the withdrawal line of southwest monsoon continue to pass through Kalpa, Hissar, Jodhpur and Nalia.

Rain and thundershowers occurred at most places over Saurashtra and Kutch; at many places over Gujarat region, Assam & Meghalaya and Konkan & Goa; at a few places over Lakshadweep and Andaman & Nicobar Islands and at isolated places over Gangetic West Bengal, Odisha, Haryana, Tamil Nadu and coastal Karnataka. Weather remained mainly dry and dry over rest parts of the country on Friday.

As per the weather forecast for the next three days rain would occur at most places over Saurashtra & Kutch during next 24 hours and at many places thereafter. Rains would occur at many places over Gujarat region, Konkan & Goa, Rajasthan , northeastern states, a few places over West Bengal ,Sikkim, Bihar and Jharkhand. Odisha, coastal Karnataka, Andaman & Nicobar Islands and Lakshadweep would also receive spells of rains. At isolated places over east Uttar Pradesh, east Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh rain and thundershower would occur during next 24 hours and increase thereafter. Isolated rain would occur over rest parts of the country.

The details of the area covered so far and that covered during this time last year are given: in lakh per hectare.

Crop Area sown in 2013-14 Area sown in 2012-13