During the past few weeks the impact of heavy rainfall, thunder squalls and hailstorm were experienced causing crop losses in various parts of the state. An assessment on the scale of damage in terms of the area and types of field crops affected were surveyed by the Field Officers and Functionaries in their respective posting Districts and Sub-Divisions. And, as per their field reports, a total of 522.45 hectares of agricultural crops were damaged. The details of district wise field area and crops affected from highest to the least affected submitted till filing of this reported was as follows:
|
Sl.No. |
District |
Field areas in ha |
Crops affected |
|
1. |
Zunheboto |
212.5 |
Maize, Kholar, Potato, Cucumber & Watermelon |
|
2. |
Kiphire |
182.0 |
Maize, Kholar & Potato |
|
3. |
Tuensang |
59.0 |
Potato, Cabbage, Kholar & Maize |
|
4. |
Kohima |
20.0 |
Potato, Maize, Jobstear, Cabbage & Carrot |
|
5. |
Longleng |
18.5 |
Paddy, Maize & Vegetable |
|
6. |
Dimapur |
12.45 |
Maize, Tomato & Vegetable |
|
7. |
Mokokchung |
9.6 |
Paddy, Maize & Vegetable (Cucumber, Yam etc.) |
|
8. |
Phek |
8.0 |
Maize, Bean & Cabbage |
|
9. |
Peren |
0.4 |
maize |
According to the Director of Agriculture, M.Ben Yanthan, the names of the affected farmers has been collected by the respective DAO’s and SDAO’s even in the face the state-wide lockdown measures and travel restrictions for onward submission to the Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, GoI, Kolkata division.
(DIPR)
