Paddy sowing for ‘puncha’ (first) crop season is in full swing in Kuttanad and other parts of Alappuzha.
The season witnesses the most extensive acreage of paddy cultivation in the region. According to the Agriculture department, farmers are expected to undertake paddy farming on 27,000 hectares in the ‘puncha’ season in the district, a significant portion of which will be in Kuttanad. “Field preparation activities and sowing are going on in full throttle in paddy growing areas in Alappuzha. Sowing has so far been completed in around 10,000 hectares and we expect the process to be over across the district by December-end,” says an Agriculture department official.
