.1 minutes read Last Upgraded: Aug 28 2024|12:07 AM IST.The region under kharif even further strengthened during the course of the week finished August 23 as sowing was actually just about comprehensive in most crops. Records showed that till August 23, kharif crops have actually been raised in around 106.5 million hectares-- nearly 2 per cent greater than the location covered in the course of the same time period last year yet 2.81 per-cent less than the ordinary acreage (which is the average of the last five years). The good news is actually that the places under arhar, groundnut, soybean, as well as cotton are actually greater than their five-year standard. Nevertheless, all eyes will certainly perform the climate in the following handful of full weeks as surplus storms in September could possibly inundate fields and also induce lodging which is bad for the ultimate turnout. Till August 27, the South west gale has actually been 7 percent greater than normal along with Central and also Southern India tape-recording storms which were much more than 17 percent excess until now in the period. With La Nina embeding in, the rains may even the score stronger.
1st Published: Aug 28 2024|12:07 AM IST.