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Chhattisgarh completes rabi sowing on 65% of targeted area

31 Dec 2015 Evaluate

Around 65% of sowing of crops has been completed in the ongoing Rabi crop season in Chhattisgarh.The farmers have completed sowing of Rabi crops and vegetables on around 11 lakh hectares of land against the proposed target of 17 lakh hectares in the state. So far 65% sowing of crops in Rabi season has been completed.

At present, paddy, corn, barley and wheat have been sown on nearly 1.42 lakh hectares. Likewise, sowing of pulses crop including gram, lentils and others on 6.40 lakh hectares area have been completed. Vegetables have been cultivated on 1.08 lakh hectares while the target is of planting sugarcane on 30,000 hectare area in this season.