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National Agromet Advisory BulletinNational Agromet Advisory BulletinNational Agromet Advisory BulletinNational Agromet Advisory Bulletin Thursday, 29th April, 2010

(For the period (For the period (For the period (For the period 29292929thththth to to to to 3333rdrdrdrd May May May May, 2010), 2010), 2010), 2010)

Issued by

National Agrometeorological Advisory Service Centre

Agricultural Meteorology Division

India Meteorological Department

Shivajinagar

Pune.

The bulletin is also displayed in the website (http://www.imdagrimet.gov.in) of the Division

Satellite image 6 UTC Satellite image 6 UTC Satellite image 6 UTC Satellite image 6 UTC

Dated Dated Dated Dated

30303030thththth April, 2010 April, 2010 April, 2010 April, 2010

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Executive Summary

Significant Past Weather

Contour maps of Maximum and Minimum temperatures for the week ending 28.4.10

Contour maps of Maximum and Minimum temperatures for the week ending 21.4.10

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• Actual mean maximum temperature anomaly was 40C and above over some parts of Himachal

Pradesh, East Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh, 2 to 40C over most parts of

Northwest India (except some parts of Jammu & Kashmir, Rajasthan), most parts of East India

(except Sub-Himalayan West Bengal, Sikkim), Central India, Konkan & Goa, Madhay Maharashtra,

Marathwada, Saurashtra, Telengana, North Interior Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Lakshdweep Islands,

some parts of Gujarat, Coastal Karnataka, Rayalaseema, Coastal Andhra Pradesh, Andaman &

Nicobar Islands.

• Maximum temperature anomaly has decreased in most parts of the country viz. Jammu & Kashmir,

Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Konkan & Goa, Madhya

Maharashtra, south India as compared to last week and remains unchanged in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar,

Jharkhand, Marathawada and Vidarbha.

• Rainfall occurred in most of the districts of Jammu & Kashmir and some places in Himachal Pradesh

during last week. Most of the districts of Sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim received rainfall

during the period. Rainfall also occurred in most of the districts of Assam and Arunachal Pradesh,

most of the districts of Karnataka, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, some places of Tamilnadu and Orissa.

No significant rainfall occurred or dry or mainly dry weather prevailed in remaining parts of the

country.

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Rainfall situation in some of the States in the country for the week ending 28.4.2010

State/Districts Actual

(mm) % Dep

Arunachal Pradesh

East Siang 373.4 528

Lohit 394.3 378

Papumpara 244.8 315

Tawang 102.8 210

Upper Subansiri 47.8 -19

West Kameng 30.3 159

West Siang 43.0 -16

Assam

Barpeta 107.5 100

Bongaigaon 127.1 77

Cachar 96.6 47

Dhubri 133.8 189

Dibrugarh 159.7 166

East Garo Hills 147.7 59

East Khasi Hills 470.9 439

Goalpara 141.7 168

Hailakandi 83.7 11

Kamrup 102.2 172

Karbi Analog 20.9 -17

Karimganj 317.2 237

Kokrajhar 288.4 301

Lakhimpur 121.6 105

Morigaon 35.4 15

Nalbari 119.5 218

Nowgong 40.2 31

Sibsagar 52.4 4

Sonitpur 63.2 87

Tinsukia 133.0 209

Himachal Pradesh

Kinnaur 46.9 261

Kullu 18.6 133

Lahaul and Spiti 29.3 23

Mandi 15.3 110

Jammu & Kashmir

Anantnag 29.9 20

Badgam 29.5 28

Doda 21.6 7

Kupwara 65.0 78

North Baramula 41.2 9

Pulwama 25.0 25

Srinagar 22.5 11

Udhampur 25.4 159

Chattisgarh

Bastar 32.7 304

Orissa

Gajapati 16.2 4

Malkangiri 17.9 79

Nawarangpur 18.4 72

West Bengal

GWB

Birbhum 18.9 62

Midnapore 15.6 -16

Nadia 26.8 52

SHWB

Coochbehar 99.4 166

Jalpaiguri 88 87

Malda 77.3 73

State/Districts Actual

(mm) % Dep

Karnataka

Coastal Karnataka

Dakshin Kannada 22.1 54

Udupi 49.8 322

Uttar Kannada 28.5 392

North Interior

Karnataka

Dharwad 15.9 -5

Haveri 19.2 12

Koppal 10.7 37

South Interior

Karnataka

Bangalore Urban 42.4 256

Chamarajnagar 38.5 75

Chickmagalur 48.0 165

Chitradurga 37.9 265

Davangere 14.1 12

Hassan 33.7 41

Kodagu 29.6 -1

Kolar 39.2 281

Mandya 58.2 236

Mysore 70.9 242

Shimoga 44.0 336

Tumkur 27.7 157

Kerala

Alappuzha 60.6 79

Kannur 21.9 7

Ernakulam 82.6 111

Idukki 46.7 14

Kasaragod 23.8 -5

Kollam 36.9 -18

Kottayam 48.4 26

Malappuram 36.3 45

Palakkad 27.7 0

Pathanamthitta 78.4 89

Thiruvanantapuram 38.4 54

Thrissur 18.0 -16

Wyanad 66.4 124

Tamil Nadu

Kanyakumari 39.2 167

Krishnagiri 22.9 77

Salem 16.2 22

Andhra Pradesh

Coastal Andhra

Pradesh

Krishna 19.7 391

Visakhapatnam 19.4 53

West Godavari 33.5 569

Telangana

Khammam 27.5 351

Rayalaseema

Anantapur 15.4 141

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Weather Forecast (Valid upto 1430 hours of 2

nd May, 2010)

Rainfall is likely to occur at many places in Assam & Meghalaya and at a few places during next 48 hours in

Arunachal Pradesh and increase thereafter. Rain is likely to occur at a few places in Nagaland, Manipur,

Mizoram and Tripura, Sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim, Coastal Karnataka and Kerala. Isolated rain

is likely to occur over Gangetic West Bengal and Jharkhand during next 24 hours and over Bihar during next

48 hours and increase thereafter. Rain is likely to occur at a few places in Lakhsdweep during next 24 hours

and in Andaman & Nicobar Isalnd during next 48 hours and decrease thereafter. Rainfall is likely to occur

at isolated places over Jammu & Kashmir, Uttar Pradesh, Orissa, Konkan & Goa, Madhya Maharashtra,

Marathwada, Coastal Andhra Pradesh, Telengana, Tamil Nadu & Pondicherry, Interior Karnataka. Either

isolated rainfall will occur or dry or mainly dry weather will prevail over Uttarakhand, Punjab, Haryana,

Chandigarh, Delhi, Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, West Madhya Pradesh, Vidarbha, Chhattisgarh,

Rayalaseema. Dry or mainly dry weather will prevail over remaining States of the country during the period.

Warning • Isolated thundersquall would occur over northeastern States, West Bengal & Sikkim, Jharkhand, Bihar

and east Uttar Pradesh during next 48 hours.

• Isolated thundersquall would occur over northwest India during next 24 hours.

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Major crops in different States

• Wheat is at grain development / early maturity / maturity stage in Jammu & Kashmir and at maturity /

harvesting stage in Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan,

Jharkhand, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh and Sikkim.

• Summer / boro rice is at flowering / grain formation / early maturity stage in Orissa, Chhattisgarh, West

Bengal and Assam.

• Ahu rice is at sowing / seedling / transplanting / tillering in Assam.

• Mustard is at maturity / harvesting stage in Himachal Pradesh.

• Potato is at sowing / germination / vegetative stage and rabi potatoes is at tuberization / maturity in

Sikkim.

• Sowing of summer green gram and black gram in Delhi, jute in West Bengal and Orissa, planting of

ginger and turmeric in Assam and rice (third season) and vegetables in Kerala is in progress.

Salient advisories • Postpone irrigation to the crops in Anantnag, Badgam, Kupwara, North Baramula, Pulwama and

Udhampur districts of Jammu and Kashmir and Kinnaur, Kullu, Lahaul and Spiti and Mandi districts of

Himachal Pradesh as these districts received rainfall during last week. Apply irrigation to the crops in

remaining districts of these two States and also in Uttarakhand as there was no significant rain during

last week.

• Postpone irrigation to the standing crops in East Siang, Lohit, Papumpara and Tawang districts in

Arunachal Pradesh and Barpeta, Bongaigaon, Cachar, Dhubri, Dibrugarh, East Garo Hills, East Khasi

Hills, Goalpara, Kamrup, Karimganj, Kokrajhar, Lakhimpur, Nalbari and Tinsukia districts of Assam in

view of heavy rainfall and also arrange for draining out excess water from the fields to avoid water

stagnation.

• Postpone irrigation to the crops in Coochbehar, Jalpaiguri and Malda districts of Sub Himalayan West

Bengal, most of the districts of Kerala and Karnataka as there was good rain during last week.

• Farmers are also advised to postpone intercultural operation, application fertilizer and plant protection

measures to the crops in Assam as there is possibility of rainfall at many places during the period.

• Also postpone sowing of ridge gourd, bitter gourd, bottle gourd, pumpkin, frenchbean, bhindi etc. in

Arunachal Pradesh.

• Proper drainage system may be arranged to protect the early sown maize in Assam from water logging

due to rain during last week and also rain likely to occur. Also arrange for draining out excess water

from the fields of SRI crop.

• In view of prevailing high temperature in Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Delhi and Uttar Pradesh, farmers

are advised to apply light and frequent irrigation to the standing crops to meet the excess evaporative

demands.

• Farmers are advised to apply irrigation to the standing crops in Orissa, Bihar, Jharkhand, Andhra

Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh in view of no significant rain during

last week and also due to less possibility of rain during next five days.

• High temperature conditions prevailed over Telangana region in Andhra Pradesh. Farmers are advised to

apply light and frequent irrigation to overcome heat injury on standing crops.

• Harvesting of the already matured wheat is advised in North West India as weather will be mainly dry

for the next five days. Harvested crops should be properly tied to avoid being carried away by winds.

• Cover the tree saplings with thatching materials in Rajasthan to protect against high temperature.

However ensure proper aeration.

• Due to increase in air temperature farmers are advised to protect banana bunch with plastic sheet in

Gujarat and banana and papaya fruits in Chhattisgarh using cover by leaves or jute bags to protect the

fruits from sun scorching.

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• To protect newly planted grafts of coconut and areca nut in Maharashtra from bright sunlight shades

may be prepared from south side and mulching may be done with grass or paddy straws.

• With receipt of good rains in high hills in Himachal Pradesh, prepare the basins of apple orchard and

apply half dose of nitrogen when the sky is clear.

• Utilising recent rain continue sowing operation of jute in West Bengal. The recommended varieties are

Chaitali, Basudev, Naveen, Sonali, Sobujsona, Shyamali etc.

• Conserve water received from recent rain to prepare fields for raising rice nursery in raised bed in

Arunachal Pradesh.

• Utilising recent rain prepare land for sowing of aus rice in New Alluvial zone of West Bengal. If land is

already prepared and irrigation is assured, sow seeds in the field in rows at a gap of 8 inch between the

rows. Required seed rate is 11 to 12 kg per Bigha.

• Fruit crops such as banana, pineapple etc. should be preferably planted within April in Assam.

Continued rain after planting helps in establishment of saplings.

• Under prevailing weather condition there is possibility of attack of sucking pest in ladies finger in New

Alluvial zone of West Bengal. Apply Nuvan (0.75 ml / litre) or Monosil (1.5 ml / litre) at an interval of

15 days.

• Prevailing weather conditions are congenial for the incidence of sucking pests (white fly) which transmit

Yellow Mosaic Virus (YMV) in summer green gram. To control the vector (white fly) spray

Monocrotophos @ 1.25 ml or Dimethoate @ 2 ml per litre of water.

• Prevailing weather conditions are congenial for the incidence and spread of murda disease, powdery mildew

and die back disease in chilli in Belgaum and Haveri regions. Hence to manage the severity of murda

disease, spray imidachloprid (17.8 SL) @ 0.30 ml / liter plus fenzaquin (10 EC) @ 2 ml / litre or Dicofal @

2.5 ml / litre of water. To control powdery mildew spray carbendizim (80% WS) @ 1 g / litre or

hexacenazole 1 ml / litre. Die back disease may be managed by spraying with hexacenazole @ 1 ml / litre.

Spray the chemicals on a non rainy day.

• Provide deep summer ploughing in fields after harvesting of rabi crops to suppress the weeds, insect-

pest & diseases and also to increase the water holding capacity of field.

• To protect from high temperature in western parts of the country, keep animals under shade during noon

hours and provide clean drinking water 6 times during day and once during night. Avoid transportation

of poultry birds during noon time. Put curtains on north-west side of poultry house and sprinkle water on

curtains during noon time.

• Due to increase in day temperature in Southern parts of India from 340 to 35

0C in poultry farm there is a

probability of drop in feed intake, egg weight drops and shell quality deteriorates. So farmers are

advised to maintain optimum temperature between 18° to 26° C in poultry shed for better production.

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Zonewise Agromet Advisories

NORTH WEST INDIA [J & K, H. P., UTTARAKHAND, PUNJAB, HARYANA, DELHI, UP,

RAJASTHAN]

• Realised Rainfall: Rainfall occurred at some places in Jammu & Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh during

last week. No significant rainfall occurred in most of the districts of Uttarakhand. Mainly dry or dry weather

prevailed over Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan.

• Rainfall Forecast: Either isolated rain will occur or mainly dry weather will prevail over the States of this

region.

• Major Crops: � Wheat (grain maturity / harvesting), mustard, gram and lentil (maturity / harvesting) and vegetables

(sowing / nursery sowing / vegetative) in Himachal Pradesh.

� Wheat, barley (grain development / early maturity / maturity), brown sarson (seed development / early

maturity / maturity), vegetable crops (sowing / vegetative / flowering / fruiting / harvesting) in Jammu &

Kashmir.

� Wheat (maturity / harvesting), sugarcane (vegetative), black gram and green gram (sowing / vegetative /

flowering) in Uttarakhand.

� Wheat (maturity / harvesting), sugarcane (vegetative), black gram and green gram (sowing) in Punjab.

� Wheat (maturity / harvesting), sugarcane (vegetative), black gram and green gram (sowing) in Haryana.

� Wheat (maturity / harvesting) and vegetable crops (vegetative / flowering / fruiting / harvesting) in

Delhi.

� Wheat (maturity / harvesting), sugarcane (vegetative), black gram and green gram (sowing / vegetative /

flowering) in Uttar Pradesh.

� Wheat (maturity / harvesting), vegetable crops (flowering / fruiting / harvesting) in Rajasthan.

• Advisory: � As the Anantnag, Badgam, Kupwara, North Baramula, Pulwama and Udhampur districts of Jammu and

Kashmir and Kinnaur, Kullu, Lahaul and Spiti and Mandi districts of Himachal Pradesh received rainfall

during last week, postpone irrigation to the crops in these districts. Apply irrigation to the crops in

remaining districts of these two States and also in Uttarakhand as there was no significant rain during

last week.

� In view of prevailing high temperature in Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Delhi and Uttar Pradesh, farmers

are advised to apply light and frequent irrigation to the standing crops to meet the excess evaporative

demands.

� Harvesting of the already matured wheat is advised in this region as weather will be mainly dry for the

next five days. Harvested crops should be properly tied to avoid being carried away by winds.

� In view of present dry weather conditions, drying of wheat grains is advised to maintain 7-8% moisture

in the grains. At higher moisture level attack of insect pests and diseases may occur. Before storage

grains should be properly cleaned.

� As there is possibility of thunderstorm, farmers in Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh

are advised to make wheat bhusa (turi) using wheat straw and they are also advised to store the same to

avoid possible damage from rain / thundershowers.

� Farmers are advised to apply the deep irrigation in fields in Haryana where cotton will be sown,

thereafter prepare the field and start sowing of desi, BT cotton and American Cotton. Due to hot and dry

weather, sowing of Cotton should be done during morning and evening hours only.

� Mustard plants left over in the fields provide hibernation site to painted bug during hot summer. Deep

summer ploughing is recommended to expose various stages of pests to heat and kill them.

� Cover the tree saplings with thatching materials in Rajasthan to protect against high temperature.

However ensure proper aeration.

� In view of high temperature, light and frequent irrigation is advised for onion crop in Delhi to maintain

minimum moisture level in the field. Irrigations should be given in the morning and in the evening

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hours. Moisture stress in present dry and high temperature may lead to poor development of corms as

well as poor keeping quality.

� Optimum moisture level should be maintained in cucurbitaceous crops by light and frequent irrigation in

Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Delhi and Uttar Pradesh as dry conditions may lead to poor pollination and

thus drop in yield of the crop.

� In view of less possibility of rainfall and high temperature for the next five days, light and frequent

irrigation is advised in chilli, brinjal, bitter gourd, spinach and cabbage crop in Punjab, Haryana,

Rajasthan, Delhi and Uttar Pradesh.

� Undertake plantations of trees in Himachal Pradesh as moisture level is good in soil.

� With receipt of good rains in high hills in Himachal Pradesh, prepare the basins of apple orchard and

apply half dose of nitrogen when the sky is clear.

� As temperature is suitable, it is the optimum time for the sowing of okra, cucumber, beans, muskmelon,

water melon, round gourd, bottle gourd, sponge gourd and bitter gourd in Jammu and Kashmir.

� Deep ploughing of fields after harvesting of rabi crops is advised so that eggs and pupae of insects and

weed seeds are destroyed.

� There is possibility of infestation of powdery mildew disease in mango in Rajasthan, due to rise in

temperature, which leads to flower and fruit drop in mango. Spray Karathane @ 1 ml / litre of water to

manage the disease.

� Take adequate steps to protect the animals from summer heat and stress. Farmers are advised to provide

the drinking water to animal more than three times a day and 50 to 100 grams good quality minerals

mixture with feed. Keep animals under shades during day time. EAST INDIA [JHARKHAND, BIHAR, ORISSA, WEST BENGAL & SIKKIM]

• Realised Rainfall: Coochbehar, Jalpaiguri and Malda districts of Sub Himalayan West Bengal received

good rainfall during last week. Some rainfall also occurred in many of the remaining districts of West

Bengal. No significant rain occurred over remaining parts of the region.

• Rainfall Forecast: Rain is likely to occur over Sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim during the period.

Isolated rain is likely to occur over Gangetic West Bengal and Jharkhand during next 24 hours and over

Bihar during next 48 hours and increase thereafter. Rain is likely to occur at isolated places over remaining

parts of the region during the period.

• Major Rabi Crops: � Wheat (maturity / harvesting), maize (cob formation) and moong (vegetative / flowering / pod

formation) in Bihar.

� Wheat (maturity / harvesting), green gram and black gram (vegetative / flowering / pod formation) in

Jharkhand.

� Sunflower (head formation), maize (cob formation), black gram and green gram (flowering / pod

formation), groundnut (pod formation / early maturity) and summer rice (grain formation) in Orissa.

� Sugarcane (vegetative), vegetable crops (vegetative / flowering / fruiting / harvesting), boro rice (grain

formation / early maturity), black gram and green gram (flowering / grain formation) and sesame

(vegetative / flowering / grain formation / seed formation) in West Bengal.

� High hills (1500- 2000 m) in Sikkim: large cardamom (vegetative / primary flowering), wheat (end

harvesting), seed potato (vegetative / tuberization), summer potato (Very High Hills) (sowing /

germination / vegetative), kharif vegetables & off season vegetables (transplanting / vegetative), maize

(sowing / germination / early vegetative); Medium hills (1000 - 1500 m): large cardamom (vegetative /

primary flowering), Rabi potatoes (tuberization / maturity), wheat (end harvesting), maize (early

vegetative / vegetative / tasseling / silking), kharif vegetable (transplanting / vegetative), ginger (land

preparation / sowing); Low Hills (Below 1000 m): large cardamom (vegetative / primary flowering),

Rabi potatoes (tuberization / maturity), wheat (harvesting), maize (early vegetative / vegetative /

tasseling / silking), kharif vegetable (transplanting / vegetative), ginger (land preparation / sowing).

• Advisories:

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� In view of prevailing dry weather condition during last few weeks and also due to less possibility of

rain during next five days, farmers are advised to apply irrigation to the standing crops in Orissa, Bihar

and Jharkhand. As there was good rain during last week in Coochbehar, Jalpaiguri and Malda districts of

Sub Himalayan West Bengal, postpone irrigation to the crops of these districts.

� Provide deep summer ploughing in fields of Bihar and Jharkhand after harvesting of crops to suppress

the weeds, insect-pest & diseases and also to increase the water holding capacity of field.

� Complete harvesting and threshing of wheat in Bihar and Jharkhand at the earliest before onset of rain

taking the advantage of dry condition.

� Utilising recent rain continue sowing operation of jute in West Bengal. The recommended varieties are

Chaitali, Basudev, Naveen, Sonali, Sobujsona, Shyamali etc.

� Utilising recent rain prepare land for sowing of aus rice in New Alluvial zone of West Bengal. If land is

already prepared and irrigation is assured, sow seeds in the field in rows at a gap of 8 inch between the

rows. Required seed rate is 11 to 12 kg per Bigha.

� Under prevailing weather there is chance of infestation of red mite in litchi in Jharkhand. Apply Dicofol

@ 2 ml / litre of water on a non-rainy day at an interval of 15 days.

� Under prevailing weather condition there is possibility of attack of sucking pest in ladies finger in New

Alluvial zone of West Bengal. Apply Nuvan (0.75 ml / litre) or Monosil (1.5 ml / litre) at an interval of

15 days. NORTHEAST INDIA [ARUNACHAL PRADESH, NMM & T, ASSAM, MEGHALAYA]

• Realised Rainfall: Rainfall occurred in most of the districts of Assam and Arunachal Pradesh during last

week.

• Rainfall Forecast: Rainfall is likely to occur at many places in Assam & Meghalaya during the period and

in Arunachal Pradesh at a few places for next 48 hours and increase thereafter. Rainfall is likely at a few

places in Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura during the period. Isolated thunder squall would occur

over northeastern States during next 48 hours.

• Major Crops:

• Vegetables (vegetative / flowering / fruiting / harvesting), boro rice (early maturity / maturity), ahu rice

(sowing / seedling / transplanting / tillering), sugarcane (planting), maize, jute, mesta (sowing) in

Assam.

� Rice, pulses and vegetables (sowing) and maize (sowing / vegetative) in Arunachal Pradesh.

• Advisory: � As there was rainfall during last week in most of the districts and there is also possibility of rain /

thundershower over the region for next three days, postpone irrigation to the standing crops. In view of

heavy rainfall in East Siang, Lohit, Papumpara and Tawang districts in Arunachal Pradesh and Barpeta,

Bongaigaon, Cachar, Dhubri, Dibrugarh, East Garo Hills, East Khasi Hills, Goalpara, Kamrup,

Karimganj, Kokrajhar, Lakhimpur, Nalbari and Tinsukia districts of Assam, also arrange for draining

out excess water from the fields to avoid water stagnation.

� As there is possibility of rainfall at many places in Assam during the period, farmers are also advised to

postpone intercultural operation, application fertilizer and plant protection measures to the crops.

� Conserve water received from recent rain to prepare fields for raising rice nursery in raised bed in

Arunachal Pradesh.

� Also postpone sowing of ridge gourd, bitter gourd, bottle gourd, pumpkin, frenchbean, bhindi etc. in

Arunachal Pradesh.

� To protect the early sown maize from water logging due to rain during last week and also rain likely to

occur, proper drainage system may be arranged.

� Fruit crops such as banana, pineapple etc. should be preferably planted within April in Assam.

Continued rain after planting helps in establishment of saplings.

� Undertake planting of ginger and turmeric in Assam after current spells when there will be optimum

moisture in soil. The recommended varieties are Moran, Nadia, Jorhat etc. for ginger and Tall clone,

Shillong type etc. for turmeric.

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� In view of prevailing weather, postpone topdressing to ahu rice.

� Arrange for draining out excess water from the fields of SRI crop in Assam as there was rainfall during

last week and rain is also likely to occur in coming days.

� Taking the advantage of recent rain in Assam, plough the fallow land where Sali rice will be raised. This

will control the intensity of stem borer in the crop in due course.

� Due to increase in RH, the conditions may be suitable for the attack of blast disease in ahu rice in

Assam. Spray Bavistin @ 1 g per litre of water when the symptoms appear. Undertake spraying after

current spells of rain.

� Utilizing recent rain, sowing of Bao rice seeds may be carried out within April. The recommended

varieties of Bao rice for Nagaon and Morigaon districts of Assam are Maguri, Kekua Bao, Negheri Bao,

Tara Bao etc. Sowing of normal direct seeded Ahu rice seeds should also be completed within 15th

of

May.

� Farmers are advised to drain out excess water from green gram and black gram crop fields immediately

as the emerging seedlings can not withstand stagnant water.

� Farmers are advised to drain out excess water from the root zone of all the cucurbitaceous crops to get

rid from fungal diseases in these prevailing rainy days.

SOUTH INDIA [TN, AP, KERALA, KARNATAKA, LAKSHADWEEP, ANDAMAN & NICOBAR ISLANDS]

• Realised Rainfall: Many districts of Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh received rainfall

during last week.

• Rainfall Forecast: Either dry or mainly dry condition will prevail or isolated rain will occur in all the days

in all the States of the region except in Coastal Karnataka, Kerala, Lakshadweep and Andaman & Nicobar

Islands where rainfall is likely to occur at a few places during next three days.

• Major Crops:

• Pigeon pea and sunflower (maturity / harvesting), Vegetables (Flowering / fruiting / harvesting) in

Karnataka.

• Rice (grain maturity / harvesting), Vegetables (flowering / fruiting / harvesting) and plantation crops

(coconut, arecanut, pepper and cashew) in Kerala.

• Rice (grain development), pulses (pod maturity), cotton (picking) in Tamil Nadu.

� Advisories:

• As number of districts in Kerala received good amount of rainfall during last week and scattered rainfall

is expected for next three days, farmers can skip irrigation during this week. Keep the copra and

arecanut for drying only during the clear sky condition in Kannur, Mallapuram, Kozhikode, Kasaragod

(Northern Zone). In Thrissur (Central Zone), mulch the coconut basin using husks to reduce evapo

transpiration. Coir pith @ 25 kg / palm is an ideal mulching material to preserve moisture. In Vellayani

(southern Zone) harvest of third crop may be completed as immediately as possible since chances of

light showers are there. Farmers are advised to get ready for sowing of first crop. But sowing should be

done only after the receipt of one or two good showers. This is the most ideal time for application of

fertilisers and manures for banana and coconut grown under rain fed conditions.

� As there was sufficient rainfall during last two weeks in most of the districts of Kerala and Karnataka,

postpone irrigation to the standing crops. As there was light rainfall during last week and dry weather /

no significant rainfall is likely for the next five days, farmers in Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu are

advised to apply need based irrigation to standing rabi crops and horticultural / plantation crops.

� High temperature conditions prevailed over Telangana region in Andhra Pradesh. Farmers are advised to

apply light and frequent irrigation to overcome heat injury on standing crops.

� Prevailing weather conditions are congenial for the incidence of sucking pests(white fly) which transmit

Yellow Mosaic Virus (YMV) in summer greengram. To control the vector (white fly), spray

Monocrotophos @ 1.25 ml or Dimethoate @ 2 ml per litre of water.

� Farmers in Central zone of Kerala are advised to undertake mulching in the coconut basin using husks to

reduce evapotranspiration. Coir pith @ 25 kg / palm is an ideal mulching material to preserve moisture.

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Irrigation can be continued. Protect palms from sun by wrapping stems with areca sheath or

whitewash the exposed portion.

� Farmers in north eastern zone in Tamil Nadu are advised to spray 0.5% of Potassium Chloride to withstand

the moisture scarcity. � Under high temperature conditions spodoptera incidence is predominant in groundnut. Spraying of

quinalpos @ 2 ml / 1itre or monocrotopos @ 1.6 ml / litre is recommended to control the pest.

� Prevailing weather conditions are congenial for the incidence and spread of murda disease, powdery mildew

and die back disease in chilli in Belgaum and Haveru regions. Hence to manage the severity of murda

disease, spray imidachloprid (17.8 SL) @ 0.30 ml/liter plus fenzaquin (10 EC) @2 ml/L or Dicofal @ 2.5

ml/litre. To control powdery mildew spray carbendizim (80% WS) @ 1 g/litre or hexacenazole 1 ml/litre.

Die back disease may be managed by spraying with hexacenazole @ 1 ml / litre. Spray the chemicals on a

non rainy day.

� Due to dryspell thrips are noticed again in onion in Raichur district. To control them, spray oxydemeton

methyl (1.5 ml) or dimethoate (1.7 ml) or monocrotophos (1.0 ml) in one liter of water on a non rainy day.

� Farmers are advised to undertake planting of ginger in Hassan district and select disease free rhizome, dip the

rhizome in solution prepared using 2 gm Ridomil MZ + 0.5 gm. Streptocycline per liter of water and apply

trichoderma enriched compost / FYM before planting by providing proper drainage.

� Due to prevalence of higher relative humidity, arecanut crop may be infested with koleroga, hence

farmers are advised to go for spraying of 1% Bordeaux mixture on a non rainy day.

� In rice fallow present weather conditions are favourable for occurrence of jassids, thrips, hoppers, and

white flies. To check the prevalence of these insects use yellow trap smeared with castor oil or white

grease and spray any one of the blue labelled systemic insecticide along with sticking agent at

recommended dose on a non rainy day.

� Due to increase in day temperature from 34° to 35°C in poultry farm there is a probability of drop in

feed intake, egg weight drops and shell quality detiorates. So farmers are advised to maintain optimum

temperature between 18° to 26° C in poultry shed for better production. WEST INDIA [GOA, MAHARASHTRA, GUJARAT]

• Realised Rainfall: No significant rain occurred in most of the districts of these States.

• Rainfall Forecast: Either isolated rain will occur or dry or mainly dry weather will prevail over the States

of this region.

• Major Crops: � Maharashtra: Vegetables (vegetative / flowering / fruiting / harvesting) and summer rice (grain

maturity / harvesting in South Konkan and grain formation in East Vidarbha), summer groundnut (

pod maturity / harvesting in South Konkan and pegging / pod formation in other region), summer

sunflower (flowering / head formation), summer maize (tasseling & silking / cob initiation), summer

bajra (grain formation & grain maturity / harvesting at some places).

� Gujarat: Green gram (pod formation), summer groundnut (pod formation) and vegetables (vegetative /

flowering / fruiting / harvesting).

• Advisory: � As dry weather is prevailing for last few weeks and also likely to prevail during next five days along

with persistent high temperature, apply irrigation to bajra, groundnut, green gram etc. in Gujarat.

� As there was no significant rain during last week in most of the districts of Maharashtra and either

isolated rain will occur or dry or mainly dry weather will prevail during next five days, apply

protective irrigation to the standing crops.

� Due to increase in evaporation, farmers are advised to apply irrigation in groundnut at 8-10 days

interval in Maharashtra.

� Due to increase in air temperature farmers are advised to protect banana bunch with plastic sheet in

Gujarat.

� As the temperature is high in Gujarat, fruit crop orchards should be kept weed free and covered with

suitable mulch for conservation of available soil moisture.

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� Due to prevailing high temperature, cover papaya fruits using gunny bags in Gujarat. Irrigate

pomegranate, sapota, lemon and papaya orchards to protect the crops from heat stress.

� To protect newly planted grafts of coconut and areca nut in Maharashtra from bright sunlight shades

may be prepared from south side and mulching may be done with grass or paddy straws.

� Due to increase in temperature, premature fruit dropping may occur in mango in Maharashtra, to

reduce the same, provide irrigation to mango @ 150 to 200 litres / plant at fortnightly interval and

spray 2% urea (20 g / litre water). � Due to increase in temperatures summer chilli is likely to be infested by thrips & mites in Dhule &

Nandurbar districts of Maharashtra, spray Methyl dimeton 25 EC @ 15 ml or Dimethoate 30 EC@16 ml + Sulphur 80 % @ 20 g in 10 liters water.

� Due to increase in temperature bhindi crop is likely to be infested by sap sucking pest in Maharashtra, spray Imedacloprid @ 4 ml or Dimethoate @ 4 g or Dimeton @ 10 ml per 10 liters of water.

� Taking the advantage of persisting dry weather condition, undertake harvesting of already matured

summer rice & groundnut in South Konkan and start harvesting of already matured summer bajra in

Madhya Maharashtra.

� To protect from high temperature, keep animals under shade during noon hours and provide clean

drinking water 6 times during day and once during night. Avoid transportation of poultry birds during

noon time. Put curtains on north-west side of poultry house and sprinkle water on curtains during noon

time. CENTRAL INDIA [M.P., CHHATTISGARH]

• Realised Rainfall: Mainly dry weather prevailed over the region except Bastar district during last week

where some rainfall occurred.

• Rainfall Forecast: Either isolated rain will occur or mainly dry weather will prevail over the region.

• Major Crops:

• Wheat (maturity / harvesting), summer urd, mung and sunflower (early vegetative), sugarcane (cane

development) and vegetable crops (vegetative / flowering / fruiting) in Madhya Pradesh.

• Boro rice (grain formation), sesame (vegetative / flowering / pod formation) in Chhattisgarh.

• Advisory: � In view of prevailing dry weather condition during last few weeks and also during next five days along

with persisting high temperature over Madhya Pradesh, farmers are advised to apply light and frequent

irrigation to the standing crops to meet the excess evaporative demands. Farmers are advised to irrigate

their vegetable crops by drip or sprinkler system.

� Evaporations rates are presently higher due to higher temperature and it is being recorded around 13-16

mm/day in Chhattishgarh, which has increased the water requirements of summer crops like summer

rice, vegetables, sunflower, green gram, groundnut etc. Hence, farmers are advised to apply light and

frequent irrigation to these crops.

� Present weather conditions are suitable for the sowing of summer maize in Chhattisgarh. Farmers are

advised to complete the sowing as early as possible with assured irrigation facilities.

� Presently the maximum temperature remained 2-30C above normal and due to hot and dry winds banana

and papaya fruits are damaged because of sun scorching. Hence, the farmers in Chhattishgarh are

advised to cover the fruits by using leaves or Jute bags to protect the fruits from sun scorching.

� Farmers are advised to undertake deep plouging after harvesting of rabi crops if sufficient soil moisture

is there in the fields to facilitate soil solarisation effect for insect / pest control when the soil temperature

reaches around 600C in the month of May in fields where wilt, stem rot and nematode diseases are

frequently observed. It will help in effective pest / weed management for the coming kharif crops due to

soil solarisation.

� Weather conditions are favourable for incidence of sucking pest in okra, moong and urd crops in

Chhattisgarh, farmers are advised to spray Imidachloroprid 17.8 SL @ 0.5 ml / litre of water.

• Animal Husbandry

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� Due to forecast of high temperature in coming days in Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, farmers are

advised to provide clean drinking water to cattle 3 – 4 times a day. Protect young calves from scorching

sun. Cover the windows and doors with gunny bags of poultry sheds and wet it regularly to minimize the

effect of the dry wind.

Annexure I Contour maps o for the week ending 28.04.10

Actual Mean Maximum temperature ranged between 400C and

above over most parts of Northwest India (except Jammu &

Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand), Bihar, Jharkhand,

North Orissa, Central India, Gujarat, Madhya Maharashtra,

Marathwada, Telengana, North Interior Karnataka, 36 to 400C

over most parts of Uttarakhand, Gangetic West Bengal,

Saurashtra & Kutch, Konkan & Goa, Coastal Andhra Pradesh,

Rayalaseema, Tamil Nadu, Coastal and South Interior

Karnataka, some parts of Punjab, Haryana, Bihar, Jharkhand,

Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Orissa, Telengana, North

Interior Karnataka, Kerala, 20 to 360C over remaining parts of

the country.

Actual Mean Maximum temperature anomaly ranged between

40C and above over some parts of Himachal Pradesh, East Uttar

Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, 2 to 40C over most

parts of Northwest India (except some parts of Jammu &

Kashmir, Rajasthan), most parts of East India (except Sub-

Himalayan West Bengal, Sikkim), Central India, Konkan &

Goa, Madhay Maharashtra, Marathwada, Saurashtra, Telengana,

North Interior Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Lakshdweep Islands,

some parts of Gujarat, Coastal Karnataka, Rayalaseema, Coastal

Andhra Pradesh, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, -6 to 20C over

remaining parts of the country.

Actual Mean Minimum Temperature ranged between 26

0C and

above over most parts of Rajasthan, Gangetic West Bengal,

Orissa Vidarbha, Marathwada, Chhattisgarh, Andhra Pradesh,

Tamil Nadu, Lakshadweep Island, some parts of Punjab,

Haryana, West Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand Madhya

Pradesh, Gujarat, Saurashtra & Kuth, Madhya Maharashtra,

Interior Karnataka, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, 22 to 260C

Minimum Temperature anomaly ranged 40C and above over

most parts of West Rajasthan and some parts of Punjab, East

Rajasthan of Northwest India, 2 to 40C over most parts of

Northwest India, Bihar, West Bengal, Madhya Maharashtra,

Gujarat, Saurashtra & Kutch, Andaman & Nicobar Islands and

some parts of Jharkhand of East India, some part of Central

India except Vidarbha, Marathwada Interior Karnataka,

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Bihar, Jharkhand, Sub-Himalayan West Bengal, Sikkim,

Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Saurashtra, Kutch, Konkan, Goa,

Madhya MAharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala, Andaman & Nicobar

Islands, some parts of Rajasthan, Orissa, Chhattisgarh,

Vidarbha, some parts of Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, 14 to

220C over remaining parts of the country.

Telengana, Rayalaseema, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Lakshdweep

Islands, -2 to 20 C over remaining parts of the country.

Relative humidity between 80% and above over most parts of

Northeast India, some parts of Lakshadweep Islands, 60 to 80%

over most parts of West Bengal, Sikkim, Coastal Andhra

Pradesh, Telengana, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Coastal Karnataka,

Lakshdweep, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, some parts of Assam

& Meghalaya, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, Coastal Orissa,

Bihar, Jharkhand, Rayalaseema, South Interior Karnataka Goa,

Saurashtra & Kutch, 20 to 60% over remaining parts of the

country.

Cloud amount 6 okta and above over most parts of Arunachal

Pradesh and some parts of Assam, 4 to 6 okta over most parts of

Northwest India, most part of coastal Orissa and some parts of

sub-Himalayan West Bengal, most parts of Karnataka, Kerala,

Tamil Nadu, Lakshdwep, Andaman & Nicobar Islands and some

parts of Andhra Pradesh of south India, 0 to 4 okta over

remaining parts of the country.

Wind speed ranged between 6 knots and above over most parts of Orissa, some parts of Jharkhand, West Madhya Pradesh, Coastal

Andhra Pradesh, 4 to 6 over most parts of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Nagaland, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Saurashtra & Kutch,

Andaman & Nicobar Islands, some parts of Jammu & Kashmir, Himchal Pradesh, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Gangetic West

Bengal, Orissa, Konkan, Vidarbha, Coastal Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, 0 to 4 knots over remaining parts of the country.