OREANDA-NEWS. September 22, 2015.  The total area sown under kharif crops  has reached to 1021.86 lakh hectares as compared to 1005.84 lakh hectare last year at this time.

Rice has been sown/transplanted in 372.66 lakh hectares, pulses in 112.42 lakh hectare coarse cereals in 182.70 lakh hectares, oilseeds in 182.25 lakh hectares, sugarcane in 48.84 lakh        hectares and cotton in 115.20 lakh hectares.

The details of the area covered so far and that covered during last year this time given as follows:

                                                                                                                            Lakh hectare 

Crop

Area sown in 2015-16

Area sown in 2014-15

Rice

372.66

371.90

Pulses

112.42

100.72

Coarse Cereals

182.70

173.88

Oilseeds

182.25

176.72

Sugarcane

48.84

48.74

Jute & Mesta

7.80

8.13

Cotton

115.20

125.75

Total

1021.86

1005.84