Rajkot: About a month back the farmers looked at the failure of the harvest due to lack of rain.
But last week’s rain was excessively proven to be double for them.
Not only standing planting but also farmland was swept away in Jamnagar Regency and parts of the Rajkot district.
In addition to calculating plant losses this season, farmers are also worried about the difficulties they will face for the next two-three years.
“We have lost plants this season.
But our main concern is to make land suitable for farming again.
Farmers must level the farm and put new land.
It will be a few years before most of us can take new plants,” said Pal Ambalaiya, said the President Kisan Congress.
Official numbers stated that around 34,000 hectares of agricultural land were washed away in both districts.
And the calculation is not over.
“According to a total estimate of 31,000 hectares of agricultural land damaged.
The rain has not subsided but and the agricultural land is still flooded so that our team faces difficulties in the survey.
About 100 teams are conducting a survey of losses suffered,” Ps Zamsingh, Jamnagar District collector, said.
According to the administration of the Rajkot District of around 4,398 hectares of agricultural land in Lodhika Taluka was damaged by rain.
Lodika received rainfall of around 650mm in two days.
Chintan Kangad, a farmer upleta taluka, saw rain to wash peanut plants from 15 Bigha land in Nilakha Village.
“In Upnela and Bhayavadar Taluka there are three Rivers – Moj, Venu and Bhadar – and all overflow.
The farmers in Upnela and Bhayavadar, who sowed peanuts, cotton and tour (Pigeon Peas) had suffered a big loss,” said Kangad.
Payal Kantariya, a Jamnagar district farmer, said that except Lalpur and Jambojodhpur Talukas, agricultural land in other parts of the district was damaged by excessive rain.
“In other Talukas, including Kalavad, Dhrol, Jodiya’s agricultural land was swept away.
In many villages all the nuts were removed and farmers must now put new land to make fertile land again.” According to sources, 15-20% of cotton plants are broken in gondal.
, Babra, Aatkot, Kalavad and Dhrol Talukas.
Miller’s oil saw the silver layer in the midst of excessive rain gloom it caused widespread damage and farmers shouting for loss of plants, but the oil factory saw a silver layer in the midst of gloom.
Kishor Viradia, President Saurashtra Mills Association (SOMA) said, “Until last month we expect 30% of plants this season because of the situation such as the applicable drought.
Jamnagar and Porbandar are the largest peanut producers and after rain, we expect about 60 to 70% harvest This season.
“Groundnut was cultivated in Gir Somnath, Junagadh, Amreli, Surendrangar, Jamnagar, Porbandar, Devbhumi Dewarka and Bhavnagar District.
The average production of Gujarat peanuts is around 32 lakh tons.
Government infrastructure damage was pegged at RS 96 Crore according to the administrative estimate of Rajkot Regency, government infrastructure worth RS 96 Crore was damaged due to heavy rain.
“In accordance with the main estimation of 14 main roads, 138 small roads, 117 electric poles, 14 feeders and damaged checks.
Total damage is with Rs 96 Crore,” Arun Mahesh Babu, Rajkot District collector, said.
Excess Rains washing almost 34,000 hectares of agricultural land in Gujarat
