CM Baghel directs to conduct crop condition assessment through eye estimation in the tehsils which received scanty rainfall
Raipur: Chief minister Bhupesh Baghel has directed officials concerned to conduct assessment of crop condition through eye estimation in the tehsils of the states which received below normal rainfall. He has also directed to prepare an immediate action plan for relief work in tehsils with scanty rainfall. It is noteworthy that in the current monsoon season, 28 tehsils of the state have recorded less than 60 per cent rainfall as on August 1 and are reeling under threat of drought.
The weakening of monsoon in the state and below normal rainfall in the districts of the northern part of the state especially in Surguja, Surajpur, Balrampur, and Jashpur, has affected the sowing of Kharif crops. Expressing their concern over this, Parliamentary Secretary Chintamani Maharaj, MLA Brihaspat Singh along with other MLAs met the Chief Minister and urged him to declare these tehsils of Surguja division as drought-hit. Taking cognizance of the same, Baghel has directed the Chief Secretary to conduct an assessment of the crops through eye estimation in the affected tehsils and take necessary steps for relief work.
In compliance with the instructions of Chief Minister Bhupesh, Chief Secretary Amitabh Jain on Monday reviewed the current monsoon situation in the state by chairing a meeting of all the Commissioners and Collectors through video conferencing. He directed the collectors to get eye estimation of the crops done in tehsils with less than average rainfall by the officers of the Department of Agriculture and Horticulture, as per the provision of the Relief Manual 2022. The Chief Secretary said that an immediate action plan should also be prepared to start relief work in these 28 tehsils.
Meanwhile, 28 tehsils of 9 districts of the state have received less than 60 per cent average rainfall as on August 01, 2022, out of which 8 tehsils have received less than 40 per cent rainfall. Instructions have been given to send a proposal after assessment to the state government within a week to declare them as drought-hit.
According to the information received from Secretary (Revenue and Disaster Management) Ambikapur, Mainpat and Sitapur Tehsils of Surguja district, Latori of Surajpur district, Balrampur, Kusmi and Wadraf Nagar of Balrampur district, Duldula, Jashpur, Pathalgaon, Sanna, Kunkuri and Kansabel of Jashpur district, Raipur and Arang of Raipur district, Sonhat of Koriya district, Darri of Korba district, Berla of Bemetara district and Gadiras and Konta tehsils of Sukma district have received less than 60 per cent rainfall. While Lundra, Darima, and Batauli Tehsils of Surguja district, Pratappur and Biharpur of Surajpur district, and Shankargarh, Ramanujganj and Rajpur of Balrampur district have received less than 40 per cent rainfall as on August 01.
