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Kolkata: The heavy rainfall in districts of South Bengal from September 29 to October 2, just days before the Durga Puja, has come as a boon for agricultural activities in the state. As per statistics of the state Agriculture department on the basis of reports collected from all the districts across Bengal, only 40 out of 341 blocks have had less cultivation. These blocks are spanned in the districts of Malda, Murshidabad, Birbhum, Hooghly, Howrah and East Burdwan. However, in certain blocks of Murshidabad, Birbhum and Nadia, the agricultural activities have been better than expectation, thereby compensating the amount of loss to a great extent. "Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has instructed us to ensure that the farmers should not suffer losses in agriculture by any means..