5 months ago
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The cyclone ditwah-induced rainfall that lashed the Western Ghats and the areas adjacent to this hilly portion portion sparing far-off places has submerged paddy raised connected 121.93 acres successful the territory arsenic per the survey jointly done by the Departments of Agriculture, Revenue and Horticulture.
According to District Collector A.K. Kamal Kishore, the territory that recorded important rainfall during the past southwest monsoon play continued to person bully rainfall during the northeast monsoon besides this year. Even arsenic each 5 dams and the irrigation tanks successful the territory were astir to scope their maximum retention level aft the extremity of the southwest monsoon, surplus h2o from these reservoirs and the h2o bodies had to beryllium discharged owed to the Ditwah-induced rains that besides submerged crops, particularly the ‘pisanam’ play paddy astatine respective places.
Mr. Kamal Kishore said territory and block-level monitoring teams were formed on with the district-level flood monitoring committee aft cyclone ditwah informing to measure the rain-related damages caused to infrastructure, crops and the properties. As per norms, the crops that suffered 33% harm were eligible for compensation. Since the submerged crops could beryllium revived by draining the stagnant water, the farmers were being educated connected integrated harvest absorption and extortion aft draining the h2o from their fields.
“During the survey done by the officials, it has been assessed that paddy raised connected 121.93 acres was submerged. If the farmers drain the stagnant h2o arsenic instructed by the officials, the harvest tin beryllium saved. Moreover, the farmers should debar applying fertilizers, weedicides and pesticides earlier draining the stagnant water. After draining the stagnant water, the farmers should show the pest attack, if any, successful the crop. If immoderate pest onslaught symptoms are noticed, the farmers should use the close pesticide arsenic prescribed by the agriculture section officials,” says the Collector.
The officials prescribe that the farmers should spray with hand-sprayer connected the paddy affected by ‘yellow disease’ the solution of 2 Kg urea and 1 Kg zinc sulphate dissolved successful 200 litres of h2o to code the micro nutrient deficiency. Moreover, 25% further leafage nutrients and ash nutrient should beryllium fixed to the paddy aft draining the submerged water.
“Chemical fertilizers similar Urea and Di-Ammonium Phosphate should beryllium utilized lone successful prescribed quantity. Since the northeast monsoon is apt to proceed till December-end, the agriculturists should intimately show their harvest and strictly travel the harvest extortion methods arsenic prescribed by the officials,” the agriculture section officials said.
They besides suggested that the horticultural crops similar banana should beryllium fixed owed enactment with casuarina poles to beryllium saved from abrupt gale portion beardown bunds should beryllium created astir smaller horticultural crops. Unnecessary leaves should beryllium removed from gangly coconut trees arsenic it would prevention the trees from the gale and the greenish shades moored successful the ungraded with metallic wires. The slant star panels should beryllium kept astatine zero grade to debar the fury of the wind, the officials suggested.
