Kendrapada: Panic gripped Panikhia village in Mahakalapada block of Kendrapada district on Thursday after tidal waves breached a saline embankment, inundating agricultural land and damaging crops.Villagers said a 12-foot stretch of the weakened embankment caved in during high tide, allowing seawater to enter fields in Panikhia and nearby areas and affecting around 1,500 acres. “Many…
Telangana chief minister A Revanth Reddy Hyderabad: Chief minister A Revanth Reddy on Tuesday directed officials to adopt a comprehensive action plan for supply of seeds, as well as the purchase of harvested crops from farmers in the ensuing Kharif season.He also instructed officials to immediately constitute a high-level committee headed by agriculture secretary to…
Ranchi: Following the onset of the monsoon on June 12, the state agriculture department has fast-tracked its kharif seed distribution drive. The department plans to wrap up the distribution of nearly 45,000 quintals of subsidised seeds by the end of this week, clearing the deck for state-wide sowing.Agriculture director Bidyanand Sharma Pankaj said, “Distribution in…
