NEW DELHI: Crop planting this kharif season has so far covered 4.16% more area than a year ago while water levels in the country’s 91 major reservoirs are on an average 17.09% higher, show official data.
From the beginning of the kharif season in June till September 2, crop planting has covered 1,054.49 lakh hectares, close to the kharif season target of 1,062.50 lakh hectares, according to data released by the agriculture ministry on Friday.
The increase is largely in acreage of pulses, followed by coarse cereals, rice and oilseeds.
Sugarcane and cotton though have seen a dip in planting.
Areas growing pulses have increased 29% from the previous year to 143.95 lakh hectares. Planting of arhar has increased more than 39.81% from last year, followed by moongbean and uradbean.
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