After covering almost the whole country much before the normal date of July.
“The conditions are favorable for further progress of the southwestern monsoon over the remaining parts of the country over the next 3-4 days,” said the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) in its latest update.
The southwestern monsoon, which is essential for Kharif crops, represents 60% of the total agricultural production in the country, has also proceeded in some other parts of Rajasthan, Haryan and Pandjab.
Given that the southwestern monsoon continues its march throughout the country, sowing of kharif crops continued during the week of 20 June at a rapid pace and overtaken the area affected at the same time last year by 10%.
According to the Ministry of Agriculture, the total area below all crops is 13.78 million hectares compared to 12.48 million hectares, a year ago.
Among all crops was Paddy, the main food grain grown during the kharif season, planted at approximately 1.32 million hectares and showed 58% jump. Similarly, the area under pulses increased by more than 42% to 0.95 million hectares in June 20 compared to 0.66 million hectares, a year ago.
Meanwhile, AS Monsoon Intensifies, IMD ISSUED and Red Alert Warning of Moderate to Intense Thunderstorms and Lightning with Maximum Surface Wind Speed Between 41-61 kmph (in Gusts) and Heavy Rain (> 15 mm/HR) AT Isoled Places in Patan Porband Districts of Gujarat and in Trissur, Ernakulam Kottayam, and district ALAPPUZHA in Kerala.
She also warned that heavy to very heavy rainfall activity was likely to continue many parts of the northwest, middle, eastern and northeastern India over the next seven days.
In the midst of heavy rain in most parts of the country IMD suggested to postpone the nursery of sowing rice in Gujarat. It was recommended to provide proper drainage facilities in already sown rice nurseries, fields of sugar cane, banana and mango plantations to avoid contamination.
At West Madhya Pradesh, IMD asked to postpone the harvest of corn and postpone the sowing of pearl millet, soy, pigeons and unpeeled kindergartens. In Jammu and Kashmir IMD, he suggested that farmers postpone sowing corn and drain excess water from the maize and vegetable fields.
IMD warned fishermen not to go out of the coast of Gujarat, the coast of Konkan, the Northaba Sea, the coast of Konkan-Goa, along and outside Karnataka, the coast of Keraral and the Lakshadweep in June 26 and 1 July.
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