Summary:
Paddy had been transplanted in 11.88 lakh hectares around the same time last year.Against the targeted acreage of 1.62 lakh hectares for pulses, sowing has been done in only 95,000 hectares. PATNA: The rainfall this monsoon has been normal in only five of Bihar’s 38 districts from June 1 till Tuesday. They include ten south Bihar districts — Arwal, Jehanabad, Aurangabad, Bhabhua, Bhojpur, Buxar, Munger, Nawada, Patna and Sheikhpura. As for oilseeds, the sowing has been done in 21,282 hectares of land against the target of 95,800 hectares. DMD officials pointed out on Tuesday the IMD’s Patna branch has forecast rainfall from July 22..