21,899 hectares of soil fertility is declining..!?
minister Chaluvarayaswamy said that as part of the annual programs for the improvement of soil that has lost its fertility, the construction works of Basigalu under the surface of the land are being carried out. Agriculture minister N. Chaluvarayaswamy informed that soil fertility (salt, alkali, swamp) has declined in 21896 hectares of the kaveri Achukattu area of the district. Chaluvarayaswamy, answering a point question from Madhu G. Madegowda, a member of the Vidhan Parishad, replied that as part of the annual programs for the improvement of soil that has lost its fertility, under the surface of the land, the construction works of Basigalu are being carried out by KADA.
In 2018-19, 37 hectares in Malavalli taluk, 14 hectares in 2019-20, 25.72 hectares in 2021-22, 6.76 hectares in Srirangapatna taluk and 16.25 hectares in Mandya taluk in 2022-23 have been improved. There are
There is no shortage of green manure seed (Diancha) used by farmers to increase soil fertility in the district. 1898 quintal green manure seed has been supplied in the last five years. 58 lakh under the food and nutrition security scheme for the district in the year 2023-24. Grants are fixed. Already 1547 quintals of diancha will be supplied. 31.95 lakhs at the end of March-2023 under the campaign to increase organic carbon. The minister of Agriculture said that the additional grant has been allocated, adding to the supply of 710 quintals for the current row, a total of 2257 quintals of diancha have been supplied.
Information is being given about the cropping system given the fertility of the land and good yield. He said that information is being given to the farmers about which crop should be grown after which crop through training based on the cropping system of the National Food Security Scheme and through institutional training. Farmers are being told to switch crops to pulses/oilseeds after cereals. Under the National Food Security Scheme and the National Edible oil Campaign, there is a program to grow pulses and oilseeds crops respectively after harvesting rice, according to which the farmers have been informed that soil fertility and organic carbon can be increased by nitrogen fixation in the soil along with income in a short period.
A total of 243 telemetric rain gauge stations have been established in the Gram panchayat of the district. Mandya-48, Maddur-43, Malavalli-40, Srirangapatna-22, Pandavapura-25, K.R.Pete-35, Nagamangala taluk have established 30 rain gauge stations.
PROBLEM SOIL AREA district IN DISTRICT: Taluk Problem Soil Area (in Hectares)
Mandya 2824
Maddur 9273
Malavalli 3942
Srirangapatna 1443
Pandavapur 1582
K. R. Petty 1996
Nagamangala 839
Total 21899
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