Over 81 per cent wheat area harvested: Government

The govt on Sunday explained more than eighty one for every cent of wheat sown place has been harvested so significantly, whilst harvest of pulses and oilseeds has been finished amidst the COVID-19 pandemic scenario.

Farmers are harvesting rabi (wintertime) crops sown in the 2020-21 crop year (July-June). Wheat is the principal rabi crop.

Releasing the most recent information, the Agriculture Ministry explained: “As a result of the proactive measures taken, harvesting of rabi crops is on program and well timed procurement is also getting ensured for the reward of the farmers.” Amidst the current pandemic scenario, farmers and agriculture labourers are perspiring and toiling from all adversities to make certain that food items reaches our homes, it explained.

“Their silent attempts, coupled with well timed intervention by the Central and State Governments, have ensured that there is nominal or no disruption to harvesting actions,” it additional.

In scenario of wheat, the ministry explained about eighty one.fifty five for every cent of the full sown place of 315.eighty lakh hectare has been harvested in the place.

About 99 for every cent wheat harvesting finished in Rajasthan, 96 for every cent in Madhya Pradesh, eighty for every cent in Uttar Pradesh, 65 for every cent in Haryana and 60 for every cent in Punjab, it explained.

“Harvesting is at its peak in Haryana, Punjab and UP and is probably to be finished by the conclude of April 2021,” it additional.

In scenario of pulses which were being sown in 158.ten lakh hectare, harvesting has been finished for gram, lentil, urad, moong and industry peas.

For sugarcane, out of the full sown place of forty eight.fifty two lakh hectare, harvesting has been finished in Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, and Telangana.

Up to ninety eight for every cent harvesting has been finished in Bihar, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand and West Bengal.

Whilst in Uttar Pradesh, eighty four for every cent has been finished and this will go on till mid-Might 2021.

In scenario of rice sown in 45.32 lakh hectare in the rabi year, harvesting has been finished in 18.seventy three lakh hectare so significantly. Rabi rice harvesting is pretty much full in Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.

Amongst the oilseed crops, harvesting of rapeseed mustard has been finished a hundred for every cent in Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal, Jharkhand, Gujarat, Chhattisgarh, Odisha and Assam.

It is pretty much full in Haryana (99.ninety five for every cent) and for Punjab, all around seventy seven for every cent has been harvested. Over 62 for every cent groundnut grown in 7.34 lakh hectare has been harvested so significantly.

“Thus, the harvesting of crops is on program and the attempts of the farmers PTI LUX MR MR