| JAMMU, Sept 16: Department of Agriculture has pressed into service its monitoring teams to make an on the spot assessment of damages caused to vegetables, paddy, maize, pulses and fodder crops by the recent flash floods and heavy rains in different districts of Jammu division. Director of Agriculture, Jammu, Dr S S Jamwal had detailed interaction with farmers of Kukrian, Kothey Manhasan, Haripur, Chak Jaggar, Thub, Mahaveer Basti, Kothey Puran, Ghou Manhasan, Sandawan, Bhagatpur, Suhagani, Chakrali, Nai basti, Marh, Kana Chak, Kayanpur, Panjore and adjoining areas of Marh Sub-Division. In Suhagani panchyat and adjoining areas it was revealed that about 500 acres of cultivated area has been affected due to breach of protection bunds and flooding water of Tawi River. Some of the area has been completely eroded and washed away on which paddy and other Kharif crops were grown. The land has been converted into riverbed and silt, sand and stones have deposited on a large cultivated area. Many Pumpsets, Pumpset Sheds, Cattle Sheds have also been damaged and washed away due to flooding waters. It was observed that the irrigation channels and Khuls have also been damaged at several locations. The Director after visiting the affected areas at Kothey Manhasan, Nai basti, Kana Chak and Panjore gave on spot instructions to the field staff to identify the damaged patches with detailed documentation of the crop-wise and area-wise damage reports. |
