| Introduction |
| Kaithal
district came in to being as a
result of bifurcation of Kurukshetra
district on 4th November 1989.Total
area of the district is 2.28 lac.hect,(2789
sq.km.). There are 276 villages
having a cultivable area of 2.02
lac.hect & cultivated area
being 2.01 lac. hect. Area under
forest is 3000 hect, barren &
uncultivable land is 2000 hect.
0.97 lac hect land is irrigated
by canals & 1.01 lac hect
by canals. The cropping intensity
of the district is 182% approximate,
which varies year to year. |
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General Works |
| General
Works |
Target |
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• Block Demonstration
Plot on Urd, Moong, Soyabean,
Sunflower, Gram, Lentil,
Mustard |
10,
20, 20, 10, 40, 20, 20 |
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• IPM Demonstration
(Soyabean) |
10
Acres |
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• Front Line Demonstration
(Cotton) |
200
Acres |
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Knap-sack Spray Pump (Cotton) |
1000
Nos. |
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100% Seed Treatment camps |
Whole
District |
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Kharif Farmers Field School |
30
(Paddy crops) |
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Kharif Farmers Field School |
5
( Cotton crops) |
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Kharif Farmer Training Camp
on Pulses & Oilseed |
One
District level |
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• Farmer Training
Camp (Cotton crop) |
10
Village level |
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Demonstration Plot (Paddy
crop) |
8
Acres |
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Farmers Training Camp (Kharif
crops) |
8
Village level |
• Vermi compost for
Ladies SC/ST/BC/BPL Family
@ Rs. 1200/- per unit Subsidy
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180
Unit |
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• Rat Campaign at
district level |
100
Kg Zinc Phosphide |
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Climatic Condition |
The
climate varies from hot to very
hot in May-June but in July-August
it is found to be humid to sub
humid. There are vary shivering
cold waves in winter as witnessed
during the last three-four years.
The average rain fall of the
district is 500-600 M.M.per
year. In summer very dusty winds
blow at no. of times causing
Irritating heat. Similarly in
winter, as stated above the
foggy conditions prevails for
couple of weeks together. |
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Soils and under Ground Water Strata |
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To avail farmers Gypsum on 50%
& 75% Subsidy.
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Free Daincha Seed is being distributed
for crop improvement by green
manuring.
• To
improve the soil health and to
popularise pulses crop Summer
Moong seed is being distributed
to the farmers on 50% subsidy.
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25%
Subsidy on Agricultural Implements
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Zero Tillage Machine |
70
Nos. |
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Rotavator |
40
Nos. |
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Star Reaper |
50
Nos. |
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Land Leveller |
1
Nos. |
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Grains storage |
Grains
storage |
General |
SC |
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Metallic bin in 10 Qtl |
170 |
225 |
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Metallic bin in 5 Qtl |
46 |
31 |
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50% Subsidy on Celphos |
50 kg
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Deputy
Director of Agriculture,
Kaithal |
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Crop pattern |
| The main crops
of the district are paddy in Kharif
and wheat in Rabi followed by
a very little under Desi Cotton
Bajra and Sugarcane with the installation
of Sugar Mill, the farmers are
now diverting to raise Sugarcane
crops on large areas. During the
last 4-5 years with the help and
under the guidance of Agriculture
Department, Sunflower has been
adopted by the farmers as an aid
crop, that has help them in reducing
and eliminating the large coverage
of mandusi in wheat crop but due
to its marketing problem the farmers
are showing reluctance to continue
this crop and again reverting
back to their regular crop of
wheat to be sown in November.
In some area of Rajound block
farmers grow Arhar and Moong to
meet out their domestic requirement.
The cropping intensity there by
varies from 180 to 190%. |
Kharif
Crops |
Rabi
Crops
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Paddy |
S.Cane |
Cotton |
Bajra |
Moong |
Wheat |
Gram |
Pluses |
Oil
Seeds |
1,50,000 |
2,500 |
3,000 |
12,000 |
1,200 |
1,71,000 |
500 |
500 |
300 |
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Irrigation System |
| As stated
above the district has a cultivable
area of 2.02 lac hect out of which
the net irrigated area is 1.98
lac hect. Canal is main Source
of irrigation as the tube wells
are not that much successful in
the district specially in Kalayat
and Rajound where the Electrical
Conductivity is very on the high
side. The farmers had erected
open and under ground channel
for irrigation and during the
year 1995-97,ten sprinkler sets
were also installed in Cheeka
block. |
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| Diversification
of Agriculture |
| The traditional
farming is getting out of sight
day by day and the farmers are
showing their keen interest to
diversify their farming in order
to create regular and constant
source of income with the minimum
expenditure involving the very
least risk their in. State Govt.
has encouraged the farmers and
launched several projects in the
Department of Agriculture, Horticulture
and other allied agencies. The
farmers are now adopting the following
schemes under the guidance of
technical experts. |
1.
Drip irrigation system
2. Sprinkler irrigation
system
3. Under ground water
system (Drainage and Irrigation)
4. Zero tillage sowing
5. Power paddy transplanting
6. Poultry farming
7. Piggery farming
8. Forestry
9. Floriculture
10. Mushroom cultivation
11. Straw-berry cultivation
12. Dairy farming
13. Wormi-culture
14. Compost
15. Biofertilizer
16. Bee-Keeping
17. Spice cultivation
18. Food preservation
19. Fish farming
20. In Kaithal district the farmers
have shown keen interest in diverting
themselves to the vegetables and
floriculture razing 180000 gladiolus
sticks of flowers and 50130 tones
of vegetable besides fruit plantation
on 423.5 hect, area |
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