No Available Rain In West Bengal

No rain, Dams are drying up

West Bengal farm minister Narendra Dey said the eastern state was drawing from only one major irrigation source, Damodar Valley, because of unavailability in other two — the Kansawati and Mourakhi basins.

The Bengal farm minister said Boro paddy, a short duration rice variety consumed locally, has taken a hit. Rising temperatures, which have stayed above the 40-degree mark at many places in northern India throughout April, have also depleted soil moisture levels, key to crop health. The June-September monsoon is a critical for India, as two-thirds of Indians depend on agriculture.

This year production was good but 20-25 percent of pineapples are rotten and damaged. At the beginning of the season there was no rain.

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