Dharwad: Premature rain, which attacks the district continuously for four days, has destroyed the expectations of farmers who expect recovery from the losses they experienced in August and September.
Farmers, especially those who have planted chili, cotton and rice, and horticulture have caused severe losses.
As a report by agricultural and horticultural officials, agricultural plants at 96,583 hectares have been damaged, and hectare plants on the land of 8,759 hectares have occurred washed away.
Rain before the time has rubbed salt on farmers’ wounds that have struggled to get scientific prices for their products.
The report said that the plants of cotton and red chili suffered severe damage, followed by Bengal gram, corn, jowar, and rice.
Red chili planted in Kundgol and Hubballi Taluks have been damaged around 7,000 hectares.
Chilli is planted in 22,000 hectares and almost 40% of plants have been damaged.
Onions, flowers, tomatoes, and various vegetables planted at 8,759 hectares of land have been lost.
The next report said that cotton at 11,616 hectares, corn at 4,213 hectares, rice in 2,138 hectares, Jowar in 755 hectares and wheat was lost due to Navalgund’s hail, and 14,408 hectares in Annigeri.Farmers had demanded a scientific plant damage survey and that Dharwad was announced as Districts that are flooded so that farmers can obtain proper compensation.
Flororisulturis in Uppinbetageri, Mangalgatti, and Kurubgatti also suffered maximum losses.
Marigold flowers, which are used to take it Rs 250 per kg, have been completely damaged.
The flower planted on the land of more than 130 hectares has been damaged, the report said.
Meanwhile, DC Nitesh Patil visited several fields in Kundgol, Dharwad and Hubballi Taluk and took a stock of the situation.
He said a joint survey by income, agriculture and horticulture officials had begun to assess plant damage.
“Even though there has been no rain in the last 48 hours, rain from the past recently left a trace of destruction,” he said.
DC said he had gathered information from farmers who had lost plants to stand and also from their owners.
The houses that have been completely destroyed and partially collapsed.
Details of plant damage and property because the rain was handed over to the government on Monday.
Plants grow in more than 1.05 lakh hectares damaged in Dharwad Dist
