Thanks to comfortable storage in major reservoirs including Somasila reservoir, the lifeline of farmers in SPSR Nellore district, the Irrigation Advisory Board has given clearance for cultivation of paddy in 4 lakh acres during kharif.
However, a majority of the farmers in the district are disinterested in growing the water-consuming crop during this kharif due to “bad experience” during the last cropping season, according to a group of farmers in Jaladanki village.
The farmers had cultivated paddy in over six lakh acres in the district and produced more than 16.90 lakh tonnes of grains during rabi.
