The Agriculture Department has didn’t gain its goal of bringing 50,000 hectares beneathneath the cotton crop this 12 months withinside the Muktsar district. As according to the report, this coins crop has been sown on 37,080 hectares. Last 12 months, cotton changed into cultivated on 32,189 hectares withinside the district. The branch officers stated they had been hopeful of bringing extra than 40,000 hectares beneathneath cotton cultivation, however, the closure of Sirhind Feeder canal for round 20 days, which furnished water to some of distributaries, affected the sowing.
Last 12 months, the purple bollworm had broken cotton crop in maximum components of the state. “The upward thrust in cotton price, which even went as much as Rs 11,000 according to quintal, attracted some of farmers to develop cotton this 12 months,” stated agriculture experts. Notably, the most beneficial time to sow cotton crop lasts until May 15, however the past due sowing is going on until June 15, which may be susceptible to diseases. Meanwhile, there had been reviews of “purple bollworm attack” on cotton crop in Mansa. Gurpreet Singh, Chief Agriculture Officer, Muktsar, stated, “We had been hopeful that the vicinity beneathneath cotton crop will growth this 12 months. However, the breach in Sirhind Feeder canal, at a time whilst the sowing changed into beneathneath complete swing, affected the sowing. Just some farmers have sown the crop after the resumption of water deliver withinside the canal. Still, the vicinity beneathneath the cotton crop has elevated in contrast to the remaining 12 months.”
