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Cyclonic storm ‘Maha’ to cross Gujarat by 7th of November

Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm 'Maha' lay centered over west central & adjoining east central Arabian Sea, about 670 km west-southwest of Porbandar (Gujarat). It is likely to cross Gujarat coast between Diu and Porbandar as a Cyclonic Storm with a maximum sustained wind speed of 70-80 kmph by early hours of 7th November, 2019. Under present weather condition in Gujarat heavy infestation of jassids & white fly is observed in cotton, if required, spray 5 % seed kernel extract or neem seed oil 50 ml with diafenthiuron 50 %wp@16 gm / 10 lit of water.

A Well Marked Low Pressure Area over north Andaman Sea moved west-northwestwards, concentrated into a Depression and lay centered over east central & adjoining southeast Bay of Bengal and North Andaman Sea, It is likely to move west-northwest wards Initially and then north-northwestwards, towards Odisha - West Bengal coasts. In Odisha the present overcast weather condition and intermittent rains will favor incidence Brown Plant Hopper (BPH) in rice, spray Dinotefuran 20% SG @ 80g /acre or Imidacloprid 17.8% SL @ 50 ml/acre or Acephate 75% SP @ 400 g/acre. Use 200 litres of water per acre during spraying.

Under the influence of cyclone 'Maha' and its likely interaction with westerly trough, heavy to very heavy rainfall at isolated places is likely over Gujarat region & Saurashtra coasts on 6th & 7th and isolated heavy falls likely over Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, East Rajasthan and West Madhya Pradesh on 7th. In Himachal Pradesh after harvesting of kharif crops maize, pulses and rice clean the fields and undertake sowing of mustard, linseed and gobhi sarson. In Madhya Pradesh, farmers are advised to procure good quality seeds of wheat and start field’s preparation. Seed rate should be100 kg seed per hectare. Application of Chlorpyriphos (20EC) @ 5 litres per hectare with pre-irrigation is recommended before sowing in the fields having perennial problem of termite infestation. Thunderstorm accompanied with lightning very likely at isolated places over Madhya Maharashtra and Marathawada. In Marathwada undertake sowing of gram, wheat, safflower with assured irrigation. In Madhya Maharashtra undertake harvesting of early maturing rice varieties and continue sowing of irrigated wheat, chick pea.

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