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Delayed rains to hit paddy yield in Amritsar, Gurdaspur
Farmers block road
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Tarn Taran, October 1 As many as 55 persons donated blood at a camp organised by the Health Department at the Civil Hospital here today.
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Delayed rains to hit paddy yield in Amritsar, Gurdaspur
Amritsar, October 1 Talking to The Tribune, Amritsar Chief Agriculture Officer Dilbagh Singh pegged the losses of early varieties of paddy crop at anywhere between 10 to 20 per cent. He said the rainfall in the month of September will certainly leave a negative impact on the yield of paddy. He, however, said the clear picture on losses would emerge only after the produce reaches the market. He said paddy had been sown in 1.84 lakh hectares in the district, of which 97,500 hectare is non-Basmati and 86,500 hectare is Basmati. Gurdaspur Chief Agriculture Officer Dr RK Sabharwal said the district has witnessed 15 to 20 per cent loss in paddy yield in early varieties like Sharbati. “Around 35,000 to 40,000 hectares of land in the district was under early varieties of paddy. The delayed shower accompanied by strong winds damaged the crop in around 4,000 hectares of land.” He, however, said the late sown varieties or the ones sown on time have not been affected by the rainfall. On the other hand, the paddy crop in Pathankot and Tarn Taran districts wasn’t much affected by the delayed spell of shower. Tarn Taran Chief Agriculture Officer Dr Sukhdev Singh Sandhu said it didn’t rain much in the district at the time of harvesting. “Had it been a prolonged spell it would have wreaked havoc, but fortunately it didn’t last long.” He admitted that there were reports of partial lodging of crop in some pockets of the district. Similarly, in Pathankot, Agriculture Department official Hartaranpal Singh there were reports of damage to Sharbati variety in certain areas, but the crop was largely unaffected due to the fact that paddy is generally sown late in the district.
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Farmers block road
Tarn Taran, October 1 Addressing the protesting farmers, KSC state general secretary Sawinder Singh Chutala said the state government and the district administration had claimed to make proper arrangements for the procurement of paddy from October 1. The farmer leader said no procurement agency reached the local grain market due to which a large number of farmers had to face hardship on reaching here with their crop. He said even private agencies abstained themselves from the grain market today. To avoid any inconvenience to commuters, buses and other vehicles were diverted to other routes. No senior official reached the dharna site till filing of this report and the farmers announced to carry on their dharna even in the night. |
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Tarn Taran, October 1 Civil Surgeon Dr Dharampaul, who presided over the camp, also honoured the donors. Shamsher Singh, in charge of the hospital, called upon the social organisations to make people aware about blood donation. — OC |
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