Cyclone impact: Rabi sowing hit in AP bl-premium-article-image

K. V. Kurmanath Updated - November 26, 2013 at 11:34 AM.

Rabi sowing has been hit in Andhra Pradesh with cyclone after cyclone ravaging the State.

With weathermen forecasting a violent cyclone Lehar this week, rabi sowing might be delayed further.

Farmers had lost 11 lakh hectares or one-seventh of the total cropped area during the kharif harvest. Others had to defer the harvest because of incessant rains.

This has a cascading impact on rabi sowing. Reports reaching here suggest that farmers have covered 9 lakh hectares against the as-on-date sowing average of 13 lakh ha. 

The total rabi area in the State is put at 39 lakh ha.

kurmanath.kanchi@thehindu.co.in

Published on November 26, 2013 06:01