Heavy rains have given a new lease of life to the sugarcane crop, it will also be beneficial in paddy sowing
Sunday’s rain and thunderstorm brought much-needed relief from intense heat, reviving sugarcane crops and moistening hardened soil. Farmers can now plough fields and sow paddy seeds. Without canal irrigation, many relied on costly diesel pumps, making this rainfall a welcome break. Experts say more rain in coming days could prevent crop losses and boost sugarcane growth.
The rain accompanied by thunderstorm on Sunday morning has brought relief to the people from the scorching heat. The greenery of sugarcane has returned. Now farmers will be able to plough the fields to prepare paddy seedling. The need of moisture was being felt for this.PauseNextMute
Farmers benefit from rain
Agricultural scientist of Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Dr. RP Singh said that due to moisture in the fields due to rain, farmers will sow paddy seeds. Fields can be prepared. Rain has also brought relief from heat, the temperature was 24 degrees.On the other hand, the scorching sugarcane has also got some relief from the rain, the sugarcane could not be threshed. The soil had hardened due to the continuous sunshine. The rain has brought moisture to the soil.
Sugarcane crop gets relief
Farmer Sudarshan Patel said that the sugarcane crop has got relief from the rain. The farmers who were worried about irrigation right now, will not have to worry for a week. The farmers who were waiting for moisture in the fields to sow paddy seeds have also got relief from this. Now they will be able to plough the fields.
Farmers are not getting the benefit of irrigation from canal
Let us tell you that the farmers in this area are not getting the benefit of irrigation system from canals. Due to compulsion, the farmers have to irrigate their crops with expensive diesel and electricity. In such a situation, this rain has become a relief for the farmers.Farmers say that if it rains again in five to seven days, farmers will not have to suffer financial loss and sugarcane will grow faster. Many farmers said that there has not been enough rain to apply fertilizer to sugarcane, but they have definitely got relief from the way sugarcane was getting scorched due to the harsh sun.
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Source : Jagran
