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Green gram crop affected by heavy rain in Raichur
Staff Correspondent
Red gram growers expected to reap a bumper harvest this year At least 850 hectares of green gram have been destroyed in Raichur and Deodurga districts
Raichur: Heavy rain between July and mid-September has dashed the hopes of green gram growers in the district. But farmers who have sown red gram are expected to reap a bumper crop. Till now, there have been no reports of pest attacks on red gram.
Among pulses, red and green gram are the two major crops that were cultivated on a large scale this time in Raichur district. The coverage of red gram increased by 500 per cent while the area under green gram increased by 191 per cent over the target fixed by the Agriculture Department. Red gram was cultivated on 55,000 hectares as against the target of 11,000 hectares and green gram was cultivated on 9,521 hectares as against the target of 4,975 hectares.
The area under green gram increased this time in Raichur, Deodurga and Lingsugur taluks. The crop was cultivated on 1,250 hectares as against the target of 1,000 hectares in Raichur taluk, 6,125 hectares as against the target of 1,675 hectares in Deodurga taluk and 1,421 hectares as against the target of 1,025 hectares in Lingsugur taluk. According to a recent estimate prepared by the Agriculture Department, green gram has been extensively damaged on 850 hectares mainly in Raichur and Deodurga taluks accounting for a loss of about 58 per cent of the total crop cultivated. But the crop sown in Lingusgur taluk has not been affected. Other crops taken up during this kharif season such as cotton, paddy and sunflower have also not been affected by the heavy rain.
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