Kharif crop sowing touchs 86%-mark in Chhattisgarh

Nearly 86 per centsowingof kharifcrops, includingoilseeds and pulses,has beendone in Chhattisgarhduring the ongoing crop season.
"The farmers havecompletedsowingofkharifcrops on around41.29lakh hectaresof land against the proposed target of48.10 lakh hectares in the state," State Agriculture Minister Brijmohan Agrawal said today.
Following good spells of rain since June 1 till August 8, the sowing activity was intensified, he said.
Notably, the state's agriculture department has set the target of cultivating paddy onareaof 36.26 lakh hectares and so far it'ssowinghas so far been done on 33 lakh hectare.
Besides, sowing of corn has been completed on 2.16 lakh hectare area, pulses on 2.40 lakh hectares and oilseeds on 3.38 lakh hectares, the Minister said.

Moreover, the state government has stocked 11.14 lakh quintal of seeds for kharifcrops against which 10.62 lakh quintal have been distributed, he added.