Kharif Crop Sowing Crosses 791 Lakh Hectare Area
It is reported that rice has been sown/transplanted in 216.23 lakh ha, pulses in 114.88 lakh ha, coarse cereals in 150.19 lakh ha, sugarcane in 49.15 lakh hectare and cotton in 111.55 lakh ha.
The details of the area covered so far and that covered during this time last year are given below:
Crop
Area sown in 2017-18
Area sown in 2016-17Rice
216.23
211.20Pulses
114.88
107.44Coarse Cereals
150.19
145.40Oilseeds
142.31
156.65Sugarcane
49.15
45.22Jute & Mesta
7.03
7.55Cotton
111.55
92.33Total
791.34
765.79
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