The sowing area of kharif crops has crossed 131 lakh hectare, according to reports received by the Agriculture Ministry from the States.
As on Friday, rice has been sown/transplanted in 21.91 lakh ha, pulses in 4.30 lakh ha, coarse cereals in 19.54 lakh ha, and oilseeds in 4.79 lakh ha , an Agriculture Ministry release said.
The planting of sugarcane and cotton is in progress. Sugarcane has been planted in 43.92 lakh ha and cotton in 29.07 lakh ha , as on June 27.