By: Gururaj Jamakhandi 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 suffered a big loss.
According to reports by agricultural and horticultural officials, agricultural plants at 96,583 hectares have been damaged, and horticultural plants on the land of 8,759 hectares have been swept 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 cotton plants and red chili had suffered severe damage, followed by gram, corn, jowar and rice.
Red Chilli grows in Kundgol and Hubballi Taluks has 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 grow 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 at 755 hectares and wheat in 535 hectares was lost due to rain.
Disconnect Loss: Plants stand planted 3,455 hectares in Dharwad, 1,701 hectares in Alnavar, 14,071 hectares in Hubballi Rural, 964 hectares in Hubballi Urban, 4,058 hectares in Kundgol, 36,805 hectares in Navalgund, and 14,408 hectares in Annigeri.
Farmers have demanded a scientific plant damage survey and that Dharwad was announced as a district that was hit by flooding so that farmers could get the right compensation.
Floriculturists 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 flowers planted on the ground more than 130 hectares have been damaged, the report said.
Meanwhile, Deputy Commissioner Nitesh Patil visited several fields in Kundgol, Dharwad and Hubballi Taluk and took the stock 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 homeowners who had been completely destroyed and some collapsed.
Details of plant damage and property because the rain was submitted to the government on Monday.