Amid first showers of monsoon, farmers gear up for Kharif season in Karimnagar

After conducting soil tests, the officials of Agriculture Department are suggesting the farmers which crops of high demand will best suit their respective fields a so that they can get maximum benefits

Karimnagar: After bumper crop yield in Rabi season, farmers are gearing up for Kharif seaon in earstwhile Karimnagar district.

With the Godavari water reaching the Mid Manair Dam, Lower Manair Dam along with SRSP flood canal including Yellampally reservoir, even if there is mild rainfall in this rainy season, the farmers are expected to get good yield from the crops in this Kharif season.

The farmers of four districts Karimnagar, Peddapalli, Rajanna Siricilla and Jagtial already started the agricultural operations following the suggestions given by the concern agricultural officials of respective districts as per the new Agriculture Policy introduced by Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao in the State.

After conducting soil tests, the officials of Agriculture Department are suggesting the farmers which crops of high demand in the market will best suit in their respective fields a so that they can get maximum benefits. The government also sanctioned the amount under Rythu Bandhu along with supplying seeds and fertilizers on the subsidy depending on the estimation which was submitted by the agriculture officials of the respective four districts of erstwhile Karimnagar district.

In Karimnagar district, the agricultural officials estimated that the farmers are expected to cultivate various kinds of crops in about 3,34,110 acres of land which is 6,000 acres of land more compared to Rabi season. Out of which farmers decided to cultivate paddy in about 2,09,250 acres of land, cotton in about 77,000 acres of land, corns in about 30,000 acres of land and pulses in about 3,500 acres of land, chilli in about 1,125 acres of land and turmeric in about 635 acres of land along with others.

While in Jagitial district, the officials estimated that the farmers are expected to cultivate various kinds of crops in about 4,07,864 acres of land. Out of which paddy is estimated in about 2,38,169 acres of land, cotton in about 29,000 acres of land, corns in about 53,349 acres of land and turmeric in about 34,000 acres of land along with others.

In Peddapalli district, the officials estimated that the farmers are expected to cultivate various kinds of crops in about 1,49,989 acres of land. Out of which paddy is estimated in about 78,000 acres of land and cotton in about 31,000 acres of land along with others.

Whereas in Rajanna Siricilla district, the agriculture officials estimated that the farmers are expected to cultivate various kinds of crops in about 96,000 acres of land. Out of which paddy is estimated in about 55,000 acres of land, cotton in about 34,000 acres of land, corns in about 858 acres of land, pulses in about 2,115 acres of land and Soyabeen in about 402 acres of land along with others.

One of the agriculture officer, on the condition of anonymity, said that in this Kharif season, the area under cultivation is going to be increased with plenty of resources available for the farming sector, like free current, distribution of seeds and fertilizers on subsidy along with sanctioning of Rythu Bandhu and waiving off farm loans.