News Topic:Paddy Fields
Kashmir
Water diversion from Rambi Ara creates drought-like situation in Pulwama
Thousands of kanals of paddy land in Pulwama are on the verge of facing drought as farmers said the water meant for downstream areas of Lar stream is diverted in Shopian.
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Kashmir
Kashmir stares at agricultural disaster, paddy fields drying up
As an unrelenting heatwave scorches the Kashmir, farmers from north to central and south Kashmir are battling a crippling water crisis that threatens entire paddy crop.
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Kashmir
Amid high temperature, paddy fields dry up in Pulwama
Amid high temperature, the paddy sapling sown on kanals of land are drying up in Pulwama district as the pump station has got eroded.
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Farmers planting rice saplings in paddy fields in Kashmir
Srinagar: With the arrival of sowing season in the valley, farmers are seen planting rice saplings in paddy fields in Kashmir.The major crop of the valley and boom...
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