65 pc sowing completed in Rabi season in Chhattisgarh

Around 65per cent ofsowingof crops has been completed in the ongoing Rabi crop seasonin Chhattisgarh.
"The farmers have completedsowingofRabicropsand vegetables on around 11 lakh hectares of land against the proposed target of 17 lakh hectares in the state. So far 65 per cent sowing of crops in Rabi season has been completed," Agriculture Minister Brijmohan Agrawal said today.
"The target is ofsowingfood grain crops, pulses, oilseeds and vegetables on nearly 17 lakh hectares in Rabi season this year in the state," he said.
At present, paddy, corn, barley and wheat have been sownon nearly 1.42 lakh hectares, the minister said.

Likewise,sowingof pulses crop including gram, lentils and others on 6.40 lakh hectares area have been completed, he added.
Vegetables have been cultivated on 1.08 lakh hectares while the target is of planting sugarcane on 30,000 hectare area in this season, he added.