Srinagar, Apr 10: The continued bad weather this season has caused an estimated Rs 18 crore loss to agriculture sector in Kashmir.

A report prepared by Chief Agriculture Officers reveals that inclement weather this season has resulted in an estimated Rs 18.75 crore crop loss in 10 districts of Kashmir. The report prepared on the directions of Agriculture department has been submitted by the latter to Divisional Kashmir, Kashmir.

As per the report a total of 86,312.78 hectares of agricultural land has been affected by rains in Kashmir. “Islamabad (Anantnag) tops the list of districts where crop loss has been reported. The losses in this district have been estimated at Rs 7.25 crore and 26,726 hectares are reported to been affected.” As per the report in Budgam the damage to the crop has been estimated at Rs 4.09 crore. As many as 21,900 hectares have been affected by incessant rains in the district,” it says.

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