Crops in Dahigaon and surrounding areas of Maharashtra are at risk due to a month-long lack of rain. Efforts are underway to save cotton, soybean, and maize crops by providing water.
Maharashtra: The Kharif season has been completely threatened by the lack of significant rainfall in Dahigaon, the entire Yawal taluka, and surrounding areas for a month. The persistent drought-like conditions have left farmers worried, and soybean, urad, mung, maize, sorghum, and cotton crops are failing. Many farmers, distressed by the drying up of their crops, have uprooted their standing crops, while others have begun preparing for the next sowing season by using rotavators with tractors.
The lack of significant rainfall over the past month has stunted crop growth. Horticultural farmers with access to irrigation have begun trying to save their cotton, soybean, and maize crops by watering them with wells and borewells. However, the Kharif crops of farmers with dry land are on the verge of being completely destroyed. In the Satpura foothills, the fields of Dahigaon, Sawkheda Sim, Haripura, and Mohrala have light soil and low water-holding capacity. Lack of rain has caused crops in these areas to wither. Many farmers have uprooted their standing crops of soybean, black gram, green gram, and rice.
Farmers were already facing financial constraints due to expensive seeds, fertilizers, and increased labor costs. Farmers who were hoping for a profitable Kharif season have been disappointed. Poor and tribal farmers in this region are particularly in dire financial straits, having suffered significant losses due to the ruthless nature.
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