Kharif Crops in Pachod-Paithan at Risk Due to Rainfall Deficit
By jayesh chouhan 2026-07-21 11:24:13
Kharif Crops in Pachod-Paithan at Risk Due to Lack of Rain
Pachod (Maharashtra): Kharif crops in the Pachod and Paithan *talukas* are facing a severe crisis due to the absence of rainfall over the past three weeks. Crops are on the verge of withering due to the lack of adequate rain. Young plants are scorching under the intense heat and sunlight, creating a situation where farmers may be forced to undertake re-sowing.
After a long gap of nearly ten years, the monsoon arrived with a delay of about a month this year, resulting in Kharif sowing being completed on only half of the cultivable land. Farmers arranged for seeds by borrowing money or using their limited savings and completed sowing across approximately 63,000 hectares in the ten revenue circles of Paithan *taluka*. Initially, seed germination was good, and crop growth was satisfactory following the early rains. However, just as farmers finished agricultural tasks like weeding and hoeing, the rainfall suddenly ceased.
Soil moisture is depleting rapidly due to the lack of continuous rain. The impact is clearly visible on Kharif crops such as cotton, pearl millet (*bajra*), and green gram (*moong*). The lack of moisture has also led to increased pest infestations, and plants in the fields have started to wilt.
Farmers are making every possible effort to save their crops. Some are manually watering plants using small vessels, while others are utilizing the limited water remaining in their wells through drip irrigation systems. If good rainfall does not occur soon, farmers may face the prospect of re-sowing, which threatens to impose an additional financial burden on them.
