Rain casts cloud on fate of paddy crop & farmers
The New Indian Express Jeypore|December 21, 2024
Discolouration of paddy main worry for farmers of Ganjam, Koraput
EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE @Berhampur/Jeypore

THE low pressure-induced rain has emerged as a serious threat to paddy crops leaving farmers of Ganjam and Koraput increasingly alarmed.

Farmers of Ganjam, who were threatened by untimely rains last week, are now in a fix as fresh showers on Friday compounded their crop loss worries. They said after the fresh spell of showers, crop fields have been inundated by rainwater.

A farmer of Khamarigaon area in Digapahandi block Simanchal Choudhury said the rain has raised fears of crop loss among farmers who were waiting for their harvested paddy to dry in fields before threshing. Rainwater has now entered the crop fields leaving farmers in distress.

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