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Hans India
2 days ago
- Climate
- Hans India
Rains shatter normal life
Vizianagaram: The continuous rains in the Vizianagaram district have affected the normal life and no man is in the road and people remain in their homes for the past four days. The roads and drainages are flooding with rain water and business centers, shops and other activities are completely stalled with the showers. These rains are helpful for the farmers in the rural areas as they are seeking for water to transplant the paddy farm. Bondapalli, Jami, S Kota, Bhogapuram, Nellimarla, Denkada, Bobbili, Parvathipuram and many mandals have been receiving the continuous rains. The farmers are expressing their pleasure over the showers and they are ready to complete the Khariff works with these rains. But on the otherside, the normal life is badly affected as the daily labour like autowalas, Push cart vendors, street vendors, construction workers are forced to confine for home as they have no option to go for work. Residents dare not to come out to purchase the vegetables and fruits and the small-time vendors are losing their business apart from the stock they lifted in the past three days to sell in the streets. Way side vegetable vendor K Lakshmi said, daily I used to sell the veggies worth of Rs 1,500 but in the past four days I didn't sell more than Rs 200 as the rains have lashed my business and the vegetables I purchased three days back are getting spoiled. K Narayana, a mason worker said that he has been in the work and earning Rs 800 per day but in the last one week he didn't earn anything and he has to money from his friend to meet his family needs. Apart from this the water bodies, wells, tanks, reservoirs are getting heavy inflow and the irrigation officials are put on high alert by the district collectors and directed them to keep monitoring the levels of water and evacuate the people from low lying areas. Andra, Pedda Gedda, Thotapalli, Tatipudi, Vengalaraya Sagar projects are getting high inflow with the recent rains.
The Hindu
14-07-2025
- Business
- The Hindu
All MPFCs in Chittoor to get power and water supply in five days, says Collector
Collector Sumit Kumar on Monday said that all the MPFC (Multi-purpose Facility Centres) warehouses across Chittoor district would be strengthened with power and water facilities within five days. Addressing a review meeting with officials of the district cooperative wing here, the Collector said that while 40 godowns were sanctioned in the first phase, construction of 27 had been completed. 'Work is under brisk progress at four units, and the construction of the remaining sites will be taken up shortly,' Mr. Kumar said, adding that proper road connectivity was required for ten godowns. He said that the status of infrastructure and development plans to strengthen godowns would be reviewed and monitored thoroughly. The Collector said that 30,500 metric tonnes of groundnut seeds had been supplied to the farmers across the district for this Khariff season. 'The farmers should note that fertilizer stocks are available with the Rythu Seva Kendras. The farmers can utilize them to suit their crop patterns and needs,' he said. To give a fillip to the cooperative services, petrol pumps and PM Jan Aushadhi Kendras will be set up through cooperative societies as a pilot project in select places, including Chittoor, Gangadhara Nellore, Palamaner and Choutugunta area, the Collector said.
The Hindu
14-06-2025
- Business
- The Hindu
With early onset of Monsoon, Karnataka sees robust progress in sowing as coverage surpasses normal and last year's figures
The early onset of monsoon and record rainfall in May have resulted in robust progress in sowing activity in Karnataka, with the State surpassing not just the normal coverage level till June 7, but also the previous year's coverage in the same period. According to data provided by the Agriculture Department, that has set a target of sowing on 82.50 lakh hectares for the Khariff season, 20.42 lakh hectares have been covered till June 13 as against the normal coverage level of 11.957 lakh hectares for this period. This is 171% of the normal level till June 13. It is marginally higher than the coverage in the previous year (20.221 lakh hectares), which too had seen enthusiastic agricultural operations fuelled by a good monsoon after a disappointing year of drought. An analysis of the progress with respect to overall target for the Kharif season shows that the State has already achieved 25% of its Kharif sowing target. Total sowing target for kharif – 82.50 lakh hectares Normal coverage by June 13 - 11.957 lakh hectares Actual coverage by June 13 - 20.42 lakh hectares Progress compared with normal coverage – 171% Progress compared with full target – 25% The early onset of South West Monsoon, which is the mainstay for agricultural operations in a majority of areas of Karnataka, is being cited as the main reason for this 'robust' progress. Karnataka Agriculture Minister N. Cheluvarayaswamy attributed it also to the measures taken by the government to ensure that there is no shortage of agricultural inputs particularly fertilisers and sowing seeds. 'I am personally monitoring the availability of agricultural inputs on a daily basis along with senior officials. We managed to procure soya bean seeds from other states in right time to make up for shortage,' he told The Hindu. The South West Monsoon not only entered the state nearly 10 days earlier than the normal onset this year, but also remained vigorous with the State witnessing a 124-year-old record rainfall in May. Experts and officials said agricultural operations require good and regular rainfall spread over different phases of crop cycle rather than a record heavy rainfall at just one stage. However, the predictions of good rainfall for the months of June and July have triggered hopes of this Kharif season too turning out to be bountiful like the previous one that saw food production surpassing the target. Food production The State had achieved a foodgrains production of 153.12 lakh tonne during 2024-25. This time, the Agriculture Department has set a target of 148.48 lakh tonnes comprising both the Kharif and Rabi seasons. Agriculture Department Director G. T. Putra is optimistic that foodgrains production for the present year may not only surpass the target, but also the previous year's level. The sowing coverage is bound to increase sharply in the next few weeks as several areas in north Karnataka, which are witnessing rainfall now, he said. If the prediction comes true, Karnataka will be registering its second highest food grains production as the highest so far has been 160.27 lakh tonnes during the Covid period.
United News of India
29-05-2025
- Politics
- United News of India
Developed Agricultural Resolution Campaign inaugurated by Maharashtra CM Fadnavis
Parbhani, May 29 (UNI) The nationwide 'Developed Agricultural Resolution Campaign' was inaugurated in Maharashtra by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday. The Chief Minister flagged off the campaign's chariot at Vasantrao Naik Marathwada Agricultural University in Parbhani. Modern agricultural methods, prosperous farmers and science-based agriculture are necessary to accelerate the concept of a developed India under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The agriculture sector is the backbone of the country's economy and employs more than half of the country's population along with food security. For this, the Union Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare and Rural Development, under the leadership of Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare Shivraj Singh Chouhan, will implement the "Developed Agriculture Sankalp Abhiyan" across the country from May 29 to June 12, 2025. Fadnavis expressed his hope that if this campaign is successful, the farmers of Maharashtra will get accurate guidance for planning the Khariff crop through this medium. Altogether 2170 expert teams visiting more than 65,000 villages in 723 districts of the country will participate in this campaign. Each team will have at least four scientists. These teams will include scientists from agricultural universities, experts from research institutes, officials from government departments, innovative farmers and FPO employees. The campaign aims to reach more than 1.3 crore farmers in the country. In Maharashtra, the campaign will be implemented in 4,500 villages through the Agriculture Department and 50 Agricultural Science Centres. For the Marathwada region, 12 Agricultural Science Centres in eight districts are under the jurisdiction of Vasantrao Naik Marathwada Agricultural University. UNI VKB SSP
