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Rains breathe life into crops
Recent rains have brought enough water into the ponds and the farmers are busy with their kharif works. The farmers feared about the scanty rainfall in July and up to mid-August but in the past few days, the weather has favoured and the coastal districts have received enough rains and the farmers are busy with their farm works. So far, paddy sowing in 80 per cent of lands was completed and the rem
Vizianagaram: Recent rains have brought enough water into the ponds and the farmers are busy with their kharif works. The farmers feared about the scanty rainfall in July and up to mid-August but in the past few days, the weather has favoured and the coastal districts have received enough rains and the farmers are busy with their farm works. So far, paddy sowing in 80 per cent of lands was completed and the remaining would be completed within a few days.
Earlier, the farmers are disappointed with less rainfall as their paddy nurseries getting dried up and forced them to save their crops by pouring water with pots. They struggled more to save them. Now, the situation is totally changed and frequent thunder showers are helping paddy nurseries to grow up and the farmers are tilling their lands to sow.
K Surapu Naidu of Komarada mandal, said, “We are in safe zone now as we got enough water with recent rains. I am planning to sow our paddy within two days. Searching for labourers as they have high demand with sudden rains. Now I am hopeful on kharif.”
By July-end, the district should have normal rainfall of 178 mm but it received only 125 mm which is 29 per cent less than normal rainfall. But the situation is turned by this month and it has received 159 mm of rainfall whereas the normal rainfall is 135 mm.
Due to enough rainfall, the farmers intensified their kharif works in 1,20,000 hectares so far and remaining 80,000 hectares would be completed by August-end. Jowar, maize, bajra and other millet crops are also being sown here in hill areas like Komarada, Giyammavalasa and Kurupam.
Joint Director of Agriculture Leelavathi, said, “Though the rains are late, we need not worry. Farmers can sow their farms till the first week of September. We are taking all measures to provide fertilisers at all dealers and retailers. We are expecting more rainfall in September and October which are helpful to farmers in next few months.”
By Koppara Gandhi
