Advisory issued to farmers as heavy rain causes damage to crops in Kalaburagi

Heavy rainfall has caused wide harm to reddish gram, cotton, sugarcane and different large crops successful Kalaburagi territory forcing the Agriculture Department to contented an advisory to farmers connected pest and illness management.

Officials person cautioned that the soil, which people retains moisture for astir 15 days aft a azygous spell of rainfall successful the district, is highly susceptible to excess h2o stagnation.

Addressing a property league present connected Thursday, Joint Director of Agriculture Samad Patel said that Kalaburagi received 900 mm rainfall betwixt January and September this twelvemonth against a mean 609 mm, astir 48% successful excess.

“Except successful Chincholi taluk, wherever rainfall is beneath average, each different taluks person received much than normal. Continuous rainfall since May has near fields waterlogged, resulting successful wilt, blight and respective different harvest diseases. This has created terrible distress for farmers,” helium explained.

Mr. Patel said that harvest nonaccomplishment implicit 1.05 lakh hectares has been reported till August. A sum of ₹90 crore has been sought arsenic compensation nether NDRF/SDRF norms.

“The September survey is inactive nether mode and the nonaccomplishment is expected to emergence further,” helium said and clarified that compensation nether harvest security volition besides beryllium dealt with.

An advisory has been issued to farmers for absorption of diseases affecting reddish gram, fabric and sugarcane.

Farmers person been advised to follow water-draining practices specified arsenic creating ridges and furrows successful fields, spraying urea to combat yellowing illness successful reddish gram and utilizing recommended fungicides to power stem blight.

For pest management, the Agriculture Department is supplying pesticides astatine 50% subsidy, portion bird-attracting eco-traps developed by the University of Agricultural Sciences are being promoted astatine ₹85 each.

Farm scientists from the Krishi Vigyan Kendra besides recommended harvest rotation to minimise soil-borne diseases and pests. “Continuous cultivation of the aforesaid crops, similar fabric and reddish gram, invites recurring infestations. Alternating with cereals oregon oilseeds volition assistance interruption the illness cycle,” said kendra caput successful Kalaburagi Raju Teggelli.

Mr. Patel further said that the request for further effect banal for rabi sowing has already been placed with the cardinal office, portion fertiliser stocks successful the territory are sufficient.

“For the upcoming season, the Agriculture Department and the kendra volition jointly organise the Viksit Krishi Sankalp Abhiyan from October 3 to 18 to sensitise farmers to technological cultivation practices,” helium said.