Punjab flood devastation raises questions on overall impact on agricultural sector. Flood came just before Kharif harvest season, affecting Punjab's significant paddy production. Punjab's farmers struggle to deal with losses as 4 lakh hectares under paddy cultivation across Punjab still flooded.
Gurdaspur/Amritsar: Harjit Singh’s dreams of a bumper paddy harvest literally became dirt when he saw his almost 17-hectare farm submerged in the worst floods Punjab has suffered since 1988.“I had invested more than Rs 4 lakh during the sowing season this year. Sari fasal kharab ho gayi (the whole crop has been destroyed). For the last week, the fields were under knee-deep water. How will the crops survive?” asked Singh, showing The Print his devastated fields in Jatta Pind in the Ramdas area of Amritsar, a few kilometers from the India-Pakistan border.
