Paddy Crop Ready In Jammu And Kashmir, This Time Kashmiri Basmati Will Be Heavy On Your Pocket amarujala.com

The below average rainfall in the monsoon season has created a crisis over basmati yields. The weather has been hit in the plains of Jammu, Samba and Kathua districts called Basmati belt. This region requires 800 mm of rainfall. But this time only 600 mm of rain has been recorded. This can affect basmati yields by 20 to 25 per cent. Irrigation need not be met even if it rains twice in October.