Chief Secretary Anthony Desa held discussions with commissioners and collectors on the adverse impact on Kharif crops due to below normal rains in 22 districts of the State. The Chief Secretary sought details of situation cropping up due to scanty rainfall and dry spell. Situation of rains and crop in 364 tehsils was reviewed. He asked all collectors to send tehsil-wise details of crop situation.
The Chief Secretary held discussions on making live-saving irrigation available by holding meetings of Water Utilisation Committees, benefiting farmers with crop insurance scheme, storage of fertilisers for Rabi crops, adequate supply of power, adoption of minimum 6 crop cutting experiments per crop for better assessment and give work to labourers as per demand. Principal Secretary Agriculture informed that loanee farmers have been given facility to deposit insurance premium till September 30. Stress has also been laid on sowing short-time ripening and draught-resistance crops during Rabi 2015-16.
Principal Secretary Farmers Welfare and Agriculture Development Rajesh Rajaura informed about situation of rains, agriculture production and future strategy. Additional Chief Secretary Aruna Sharma and AP Shrivastava, Principal Secretary Water Resources RS Julaniya, Principal Secretary Revenue KK Singh, Principal Secretary Animal Husbandry Prabhanshu Kamal, Principal Secretary Energy ICP Kesari, Commissioner land Records and Settlements Rajiv Ranjan, Commissioner Cooperatives Manish Shrivastava and other officers attended the meeting.