The otherwise rain-shadow Chittoor is now bracing for the kharif season, thanks to the unusual rainfall in May due to the Asani cyclone effect, and the prediction of the early arrival of the southwest monsoon.
Chittoor district gets ready for sowing groundnut and paddy crops from early July. Keeping in view the congenial climatic conditions this kharif, District Collector M. Hari Narayanan has asked the agriculture officials to undertake early distribution of groundnut seed and make available tractors for farmers for tilling the lands.
While the coverage for groundnut crop has been estimated at 56,000 hectares, paddy will be sown in 7,500 hectares, followed by 4,000 for tur dal and the remaining for horse gram and other cereals.
