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Last updated: 14 Sep, 2017  

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SME Times News Bureau | 14 Sep, 2017
The Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare on Wednesday termed recent media reports regarding drought warning for 225 districts in 17 States as factually incorrect.

The reports are "factually incorrect", said the ministry, adding that it has been monitoring regularly the agricultural situation in the States.

During the current monsoon season, the monsoon rains have been normal at 738.8 mm against the normal of 782.2 mm as on 10.09.2017. The overall rainfall in the country is in the category of normal (-6%). The monsoon season in the country is from 1st June to 30th September. Many States particularly, NE States are receiving heavy monsoon rains, said the ministry.

The kharif crops coverage in almost all the States have been satisfactory and the rains during the period from 1-10 September, 2017 in Kerala, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Telangana, Odisha and Jharkhand have improved moisture in the soil.

This wide distribution of rainfall has brightened the prospects of kharif production in current season, the ministry added.

During 2017-18, the area sown under all kharif crops is 1041.17 lakh hectares against the normal of corresponding period of 1014.00 lakh hectares as on 08.09.2017.

However, some areas experienced deficit rains after sowing of kharif crops. The States have already started assessment of impact of less rain in such areas. T

Though, there is deficit rainfall reported in 95 districts but sowing is normal and satisfactory. The current rainfall in first fortnight of September in many States will improve the situation. The yield is expected to be same as of last year. There is no drought like situation, the ministry claimed. 
 
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