Fresh spell rekindles hope of paddy growers

Sunit Dhawan
Tribune News Service
Rohtak, August 2
The fresh spell of rain in Rohtak and other districts has rekindled the hopes of the farmers, especially paddy growers, who were pinning hopes on the monsoon for the survival of their crops.
The rain was being awaited by the farmers as the paddy crop, which is planted around this time, requires a huge amount of water. However, the farmers were worried due to scanty rainfall this year.
Apart from the deficient monsoon, the lack of canal water has also been a concern for the farmers. “The paddy crop needs so much water that it cannot be managed with tubewells alone. Moreover, running the tubewells is also a costly affair as these run on diesel owing to long power cuts in villages. Hence, the farmers mainly depend on the provision of adequate canal water or rainfall for their paddy crop,” said Rajesh, a farmer of Bohar village in Rohtak district.
However, due to limited supply of canal water, a majority of farmers were hoping for a good monsoon. In fact, some farmers had almost lost hope of survival of their paddy crop due to the deficient rain.
“I have sown paddy on 2.5 acres. The fresh spell of rain has rekindled our hopes,” said Devender of Bhalauth village.

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