By PTI
LUCKNOW: Sixty-four districts in Uttar Pradesh have obtained lower than regular rainfall this monsoon, with a number of of those observing drought-like situations.
According to Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) information, solely 11 of the 75 UP districts have obtained regular rainfall until August 19.
While authorities officers say rain in coming days will bridge the deficit, farmers worry it’s already too late.
“Our crop is getting damaged. What will rain do later,” asks Bhagat Pal, a small paddy farmer of Jaunpur district of jap UP.
Paddy farmers have been notably affected, first by the delay of rain after which by its deficit.
Jaunpur is among the many districts which have obtained least rainfall this monsoon.
According to the IMD information, the district has obtained 74 per cent much less rainfall.
The district recorded solely 123.2 mm of rainfall this monsoon in contrast with the long-period common (LPA) of 471.5 mm until August 19 and falls below the class of enormous deficit areas.
“We had to delay the paddy transplantation by over a month due to the delay in monsoon. Many of us suffered losses. Now, the paddy which we have managed to transplant somehow is getting affected due to the lack of rain,” mentioned Kuljeet Singh of the Katra space of Shahajahanpur district.
Experts say paddy farms ideally require to be inundated by at the least a couple of inches of water for round a month after transplantation.
Lack of rain results in the expansion of weeds and impacts the event of the plant.
The scenario is especially grim in East UP, the place the rainfall is 50 per cent lower than the LPA.
UP’s Farrukhabad has obtained 80 per cent much less rainfall.
Thirty-nine districts of UP have obtained lower than 50 per cent rainfall.
In view of the scenario, BJP MP Harish Dewedi and get together MLA Vir Vikrama Singh have written to Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, asking that Shahajahanpur, Basti and East UP be declared drought-hit.
This comes after the CM directed officers in July to arrange an motion plan to counter rain deficit.
Officials on the district stage have been requested to keep up contact with farmers and agriculture scientists to supply appropriate data to farmers on methods to cope with the scenario.
Relief Commissioner of Uttar Pradesh Ranvir Prasad mentioned the federal government is monitoring the scenario and will probably be too early to declare a drought.
“We are looking at every aspect of the monsoon closely and data is being collected on a daily basis. Rainfall has been less but it will be too early to announce drought because we are still in the sowing season,” he mentioned.
The officer mentioned any determination on declaring drought can be taken as per laid down protocols after the monsoon in October.
Till then, the departments involved have been requested to make preparations to make sure that farmers are in a position to irrigate their fields.
While officers declare to be making each effort to cancel the impact of much less rainfall, farmers complain that nothing is being finished on the bottom.
“The canal near our farms runs dry. We don’t have enough money to pay for diesel to irrigate paddy. The only hope left is rain but the gods seems to be angry with us. We have been left to see our crops dying and worry about our future,” rued Mohan Chand Verma, a paddy farmer of Sitapur.
LUCKNOW: Sixty-four districts in Uttar Pradesh have obtained lower than regular rainfall this monsoon, with a number of of those observing drought-like situations.
According to Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) information, solely 11 of the 75 UP districts have obtained regular rainfall until August 19.
While authorities officers say rain in coming days will bridge the deficit, farmers worry it’s already too late.
“Our crop is getting damaged. What will rain do later,” asks Bhagat Pal, a small paddy farmer of Jaunpur district of jap UP.
Paddy farmers have been notably affected, first by the delay of rain after which by its deficit.
Jaunpur is among the many districts which have obtained least rainfall this monsoon.
According to the IMD information, the district has obtained 74 per cent much less rainfall.
The district recorded solely 123.2 mm of rainfall this monsoon in contrast with the long-period common (LPA) of 471.5 mm until August 19 and falls below the class of enormous deficit areas.
“We had to delay the paddy transplantation by over a month due to the delay in monsoon. Many of us suffered losses. Now, the paddy which we have managed to transplant somehow is getting affected due to the lack of rain,” mentioned Kuljeet Singh of the Katra space of Shahajahanpur district.
Experts say paddy farms ideally require to be inundated by at the least a couple of inches of water for round a month after transplantation.
Lack of rain results in the expansion of weeds and impacts the event of the plant.
The scenario is especially grim in East UP, the place the rainfall is 50 per cent lower than the LPA.
UP’s Farrukhabad has obtained 80 per cent much less rainfall.
Thirty-nine districts of UP have obtained lower than 50 per cent rainfall.
In view of the scenario, BJP MP Harish Dewedi and get together MLA Vir Vikrama Singh have written to Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, asking that Shahajahanpur, Basti and East UP be declared drought-hit.
This comes after the CM directed officers in July to arrange an motion plan to counter rain deficit.
Officials on the district stage have been requested to keep up contact with farmers and agriculture scientists to supply appropriate data to farmers on methods to cope with the scenario.
Relief Commissioner of Uttar Pradesh Ranvir Prasad mentioned the federal government is monitoring the scenario and will probably be too early to declare a drought.
“We are looking at every aspect of the monsoon closely and data is being collected on a daily basis. Rainfall has been less but it will be too early to announce drought because we are still in the sowing season,” he mentioned.
The officer mentioned any determination on declaring drought can be taken as per laid down protocols after the monsoon in October.
Till then, the departments involved have been requested to make preparations to make sure that farmers are in a position to irrigate their fields.
While officers declare to be making each effort to cancel the impact of much less rainfall, farmers complain that nothing is being finished on the bottom.
“The canal near our farms runs dry. We don’t have enough money to pay for diesel to irrigate paddy. The only hope left is rain but the gods seems to be angry with us. We have been left to see our crops dying and worry about our future,” rued Mohan Chand Verma, a paddy farmer of Sitapur.
