Chhattisgarh completes kharif sowing in 60% of targeted acreage

Good monsoon has resulted in the completion of kharif sowing in 60 per cent of the targeted acreage for the current season in Chhattisgarh.
 

As against the target of 4.8 million hectares, kharif sowing has been done in 2.8 million hectares, Chhattisgarh’s agriculture minister Brijmohan Agrawal said. The sowing target set for the kharif season 2017 would be easily achieved in the state, he added.

The sowing of paddy crop is also believed to be satisfactory in the state that is one of the largest contributors of rice in the country. Chhattisgarh has set a target to produce 8.2 million