more-inRains brought by Cyclone Ockhi are posing threat to ragi, the main agricultural crop in Kolar and Chickballapur districts. Though around 60% was harvested before the rains, the crop has not been thrashed or the grains separated. Cloudy weather persisted even on Sunday and according to forecast, it was likely to rain over the next few days. This season, ragi was cultivated on 64,173 hectare area in Kolar district and 42,371 hectare in Chickballapur district. “Ragi crop is capable of resisting two to three days of incessant rains.

Source: The Hindu December 05, 2017 18:22 UTC