According to the Directorate of Agricultural Development, out of the total area of 372 thousand 645 hectares, planting has been completed in only 285 thousand 234 hectares.
What you should know
By July of the last financial year 2081/82, paddy planting in Madhesh had been completed. But this year even during the monsoon period, due to the drought in Madhesh, the planting of paddy has not yet been completed.
Agriculture Development Directorate Madhesh has informed that only 285 thousand 234 hectares of the total 372 thousand 645 hectares of paddy planting area in Madhesh have been planted. This year, due to unfavorable weather conditions, planting could not be done in Madhesh. Planting in Madhesh should have been completed by now, but the planting has not yet been completed.
According to Pradeep Yadav, senior vegetable development officer of the Directorate of Agricultural Development, it is estimated that 82 percent of paddy planting in Madhesh has been completed by the end of July. Of course, 18 percent of rice planting is still left in Madhesh. According to the Directorate of Agricultural Development, 95 percent of rice has been planted in the most bara. Paddy planting has been completed in 43 thousand 719 hectares out of the total area of 46 thousand 20 hectares to be planted in Bara.
36 thousand 552 hectares of 39 thousand 731 hectares where rice is planted in Parsa have been planted. Out of the total area of 54,000 hectares for paddy planting in Siraha, 37,800 hectares have been planted in 70 percent. Out of the 43,700 hectares of paddy cultivation area in Dhanusha, a total of 30,590 hectares have been planted. Only 70 percent of that area has been planted. Out of 35 thousand hectares in Rautahat, 30 thousand 65 hectares i.e. 86 percent have been planted. Out of 43 thousand 694 hectares, 32 thousand 770 hectares have been planted in Sarlahi. This means 65 percent.
In Saptari, only 70 percent planting has been done. Out of the 68 thousand hectares area in Saptari, only 47 thousand 600 hectares have been planted. The total area of paddy planting in Mahottari is 42 thousand 500. Of that, 26 thousand 137 hectares or 61.5 percent have been planted.
