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Preliminary Reports of Crop Coverage in the Kharif Season have Started Coming in Kharif Crop Sown in 71.24 Lakh Hectare so far
Published on June 11, 2016
New Delhi ; Preliminary reports of crop coverage in the kharif season have started coming in. The total sown area as on 10thJune, as per reports received from States, stands at 71.24 lakh hectare as compared to 76.65 lakh hectare at this time last year.
It is reported that rice has been sown/transplanted in 5.75 lakh ha, pulses in 1.46 lakh ha, sugarcane in 44.38 lakh hectare and cotton in 9.87 lakh ha.
The details of the area covered so far and that covered during this time last year are given below:
Lakh hectare
| Crop | Area sown in 2016-17 | Area sown in 2015-16 |
| Rice | 5.75 | 6.42 |
| Pulses | 1.46 | 2.32 |
| Coarse Cereals | 2.01 | 3.82 |
| Oilseeds | 0.72 | 1.22 |
| Sugarcane | 44.38 | 41.01 |
| Jute & Mesta | 7.06 | 7.55 |
| Cotton | 9.87 | 14.30 |
| Total | 71.24 | 76.65 |
