In the ongoing monsoon season, average rainfall of 514.9 mm has been recorded in Chhattisgarh. In this season, highest rainfall of 844.2 mm has been recorded in Sukma district and lowest rainfall of 309 mm has been recorded in Balod district.
According to the information received from Revenue and Calamity Management Department, the average rainfall recorded in various districts of Chhattisgarh from June 1 to present is as follows:- Kondagaon district 556.7 mm, Mahasamund district 474.7 mm, 796.4 mm Narayanpur, 742.4 mm Bijapur, 391.9 mm Balodabazar, 533.1 mm Janjgir-Champa, 392.9 mm Gariaband, 451 mm Dhamtari, 325.7 mm Kabeerdham, 514.5 mm Korba, 502.3 mm Bemetara, 356.1 mm Koriya, 400.2 mm Rajnangaon, 466.4 Raipur, 611.1 mm Raigarh, 486.3 mm Bilaspur, 568.9 mm Bastar (Jagdalpur) , 678.9 mm Balrampur-Ramanujganj, 471.7 mm Durg, 523.3 mm Mungeli, 482.9 mm Dantewada, 505.1 mm Sarguja, 517.7 mm Jashpur, 587.6 mm Kanker, and 413.2 mm Surajpur.
Notably, Sowing has been completed in 60 per cent of the land targetted during the current Kharif season so far. The Agriculture Department has set a target of 48.20 lakh hectares for various crops during the season.
The farmers have sown paddy, pulses, oil seeds and vegetables in 28.86 lakh hectares of land in Chhattisgarh.
The Department officers said that paddy, makka , johar, kodo-kudki and other crops are included in the sowing of crops.
Sowing had been completed in 13.88 lakh hectares of land for paddy, oilseeds and pulses crops during the ongoing Kharif season till July 7, Officials said.
The Bilaspur division is currently in the forefront in the sowing activity where its five districts have completed 37 per cent of the average sowing against the prescribed target.
In Raipur division sowing had been 35 per cent, Surguja division ( 12 per cent) and Bastar ( 20 per cent), officials stated.
Notably, State's Agriculture Department has set the target of cultivating cereals, pulses, oilseeds and other crops on area of 48.20 lakh hectares in current Kharif season.
The task includes cultivation of paddy, corn, lentils, urad, soyabean and peanuts on 43.79 lakh hectares. In remaining 4.31 lakh hectare of area, other crops will be sown, officials stated.
Agriculture Department officials also informed that target has been set to grow paddy on 36.45 lakh , corn on 2.25 lakh hectare, lentils on 1.42 lakh hectares, Urad on 1.64 lakh hectares, Soyabean on 1.58 lakh hectares and peanut on 55,000 hectares.
An amount of Rs 1356.61 crore worth of loans had been distributed to 4.51 lakh farmers during the current Kharif season by the Chhattisgarh Primary Agriculture Co-Operative Committees, officials stated.