In the current sowing season, pulses have been sown in 10.89 lakh hectare so far, according to the preliminary reports received from the Department of Agriculture and Cooperation. The cultivated area is higher by 7.33 lakh hectare as compared to last year on this date.
Besides, sugarcane has been planted in 48.61 lakh hectare as compared to 47.61 lakh hectare last year on this date. It is 1.00 lakh hectare more than last year while the normal area for sugarcane cropping is 47.45 lakh hectare.
Higher area coverage has been reported from Uttar Pradesh (0.90 lakh hectare), Tamil Nadu (0.66 lakh hectare), Karnataka (0.50 lakh hectare), Bihar (0.21 lakh hectare), Madhya Pradesh (0.11 lakh hectare), Uttarakhand (0.06 lakh hectare), Maharashtra (0.04 lakh hectare), Punjab (0.03 lakh hectare) and Andhra Pradesh (0.01 lakh hectare).
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