Hyderabad:The Reserve Bank of India data on cropping pattern indicates rise in the acreage of paddy at the cost of other crops. The figures for the kharif season, as on September 25 as per figures given by the government, were paddy 26,50,379 hectares, maize 2,21,308 ha. Asked about the data, Prof. Dandi Raji Reddy, Vice Chancellor of the Sri Konda …
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah stated on Sunday that the farmers in the state have suffered a total loss of Rs 30,000 crore due to drought this year. As per the National Disaster Response Fund norms, we have sought Rs 4,860 crore from the Union government and the Central team has visited the drought-hit areas," Siddaramaiah said addressing people during the …
An estimated 40 lakh hectares of agricultural crops and two lakh hectares of horticulture crops have been damaged in Karnataka, where 195 taluks have been declared as drought-hit, State Revenue Minister Krishna Byre Gowda said on Tuesday. The authorities have been instructed to quickly prepare the memorandum required to be submitted to the Centre regarding the drought taluks," Gowda said …
Maharashtra Relief and Rehabilitation Minister Vijay Wadettiwar on Saturday said approximately 17 lakh hectares of farm land have been affected by excessive rains and floods this year, which could be a record for the past 50 years, and the state government was taking all necessary steps to provide relief to those affected. Speaking to reporters in Nagpur, he said the …
The rains witnessed in Thane district due to cyclone Tauktae earlier this week caused damage to over 2,100 houses, Collector Rajesh Narvekar said on Friday. He said 25 houses were completely destroyed, of which 22 were pucca dwellings, most of them in Ambernath, and the total loss on this account was in the range of Rs 24 lakh, he said. …
