Surplus Rains Adversely Impact Kharif Crops in North India

04-Sep-2025 02:00 PM

New Delhi. Kharif crops are being adversely affected due to much more than average rainfall and flooding in various rivers in states like Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Uttarakhand and Delhi in northern India.

The effect of heavy rain, waterlogging and floods is also being seen on Kharif crops in many districts of states like Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand and Maharashtra-Gujarat.

Due to severe floods, life has been disrupted in many areas and other infrastructure including roads, bridges and houses has suffered heavy damage. The rainy season is still continuing in many states.

Although bumper production of Kharif crops was expected this time due to increase in sowing area and favorable conditions of monsoon rains till mid-August, but after that the terrible form of monsoon came to the fore and surplus rain started regularly in various states.

Due to this, the fields got flooded and the rivers got flooded. This has created a serious threat to agricultural and horticultural crops.

According to the Meteorological Department, on September 3, Jammu and Kashmir received 1289 percent, Haryana 821 percent, Punjab 552 percent, Himachal Pradesh 423 percent, Delhi 339 percent and Rajasthan 40 percent surplus rain as compared to the normal average.

On September 2 also, these states received extremely heavy rains. Under this, Haryana received 806 percent, Punjab 759 percent, Delhi 740 percent, Himachal Pradesh 510 percent, Jammu and Kashmir 278 percent and Rajasthan 193 percent more rain as compared to the normal average.

An alert for heavy rain has been issued in Haryana today as well. The flood situation in various districts remains serious due to which especially pulses, oilseeds and cotton crops are getting badly affected. There is a huge threat to paddy in Punjab and moong-soybean crop in Rajasthan.