Declare special package for Balangir farmers: MP August 28, 2011 10:10:34 PM

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Declare special package for Balangir farmers: MP
August 28, 2011 10:10:34 PM
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PNS | Balangir

Member of Parliament from Balangir Kalikesh Narayan Singh Deo has demanded a special package for farmers of Balangir and Subanrnapur districts who have been hit by scanty rainfall and the consequent drought situation.

In a letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Singh Deo stated that inadequate rainfall in Balangir since the beginning of the kharif season this year has badly affected the agriculture operations. While the monsoon rainfall was deficit by 50 per cent in June and it was too low, erratic and irregular in July, he has pointed out in the letter.

The ideal time for planting seedling raised in the nursery bed is 21 days. However, as the paddy plants/seedlings in the nursery bed have become 40 to 45 days old, even if they are planted the yield would be extremely low. Moreover, due to lack of rainfall, there would be shortage of water, Singh Deo has pointed out further.
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