PATNA: The impending
Cyclone Yaas has started giving nightmares to the
maize growers
in the nine north-eastern districts of
Bihar.
The nine districts of north and eastern Bihar to be hit most adversely by Yaas are Purnia, Katihar, Kishanganj and Araria in Purnia division, Saharsa, Supaul and Madhepura in the Kosi division as well as Khagaria and the northern parts of
Bhagalpur
district.
As per the water resources department (WRD), the area comprising the nine districts will witness thunderstorm and widespread to scattered rainfall from Thursday to Saturday. “On Monday and Tuesday, the catchment areas of the Mahananda river in the Himalayan terrain in Nepal witnessed around 35mm rainfall,” a WRD official said.
The maize-growing farmers of the nine districts concerned in north and eastern Bihar are a worried lot. The entire swathe of land is famous for maize cultivation. The farmers have only partly harvested the maize crop till now. Around 40% of the crop is still standing in the land waiting for harvesting for want of agricultural workers, a good chunk of whom has migrated to Punjab and other states.
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