The paddy sowing activity for ongoing ‘Kharif’ season in Chhattisgarh has reached 86 per cent acreage, officials informed here on Wednesday, officials informed.
State Agriculture Department had decided to cultivate cereals, pulses and vegetables over 48.10 lakh hectares and so far cultivation over 41.29 lakhs hectare is complete, they said.
The good rainfall during past few days had paced up paddy sowing activity and the authorities have planned to grow paddy over 36.26 lakh hectare farm.
By August 8, cultivation over 8.33 lakh hectares was completed, they informed.
“Apart from paddy, maize seeds had been sown in over 2.16 lakh hectares and other corps over 46,000 hectares have been sown.
likewise, Arhar over 1.19 lakh hectares, udad over 1.02 lakh hectares and and other pulses crops over 19,000 hectares have been sown,” Agriculture Minister Brijmohan Agrawal said.