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Isolated rainfall over Bihar Jharkhand and Orrisa whereas Punjab, Haryana and Delhi is expected to remain dry.

A trough is extending from north east Bihar to Andhra Pradesh coast across Jharkhand and Odisha. A north south trough is extending from south Chhattisgarh to south interior Karnataka across Telangana and Rayalaseema. Western disturbance is over north Pakistan and adjoining Jammu and Kashmir as a cyclonic circulation. The low pressure area which was persisting over East Bihar has weakened now but the cyclonic circulation is persisting over eastern parts of Bihar and adjoining areas of sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim. The axis of monsoon trough is passing through Ganganagar, Hisar, Bareilly, Varanasi, Patna, Malda then to Arunachal Pradesh across Assam. Under the influence of the weather systerms Isolated light rains are possible over Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha, Gangetic West Bengal, and parts of South Gujarat. In Bihar, undertake nursery sowing of late cauliflower and transplanting of midduration cauliflower. Monitor paddy crop for Brown Plant Hopper (BPH); if damage is more, spray Imidacloprid. Gundhi bug may appear in early sown rice field; it causes appreciable losses to crop during milky stage; to control, apply Folidol dust at early morning or late evening on clear days. Also keep harvesting period in mind; don’t spray any chemical if harvesting time is approaching. Withhold irrigation, spray and harvest operations till clear weather. In East

Uttar Pradesh, Start transplanting of brinjal, tomato, chilli and early cauliflower on ridge is advised for those farmers whose seedlings are ready. maintain optimum moisture in maize and soybean fields. If farmers observe that paddy leaves are yellowing, water-soaked streaks are spreading from leaf tips and margins, becoming larger and sometimes leaves completely becomes yellow, then spray solution of copper hydroxide. Light to moderate rainfall over Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Maharashtra. Uttarakhand, Punjab, Haryana and Delhi to remain dry. In Haryana, monitor paddy crop regularly for leaf folder or stem borer. Install pest specific pheromone traps@3-4 per acre in the paddy fields for monitoring of stem borer. To save the rice crop from sheath blight, keep the bunds of the field clean by removing grass. In view of variable weather, apply needful irrigation in the cotton crops. Monitors the cotton crop for white fly attack carefully.

In Punjab, continue transplanting of mid-season cauliflower and also the best time for sowing of carrot, broccoli, Chinese cabbage, spinach. Suitable time for planting of evergreen fruit plants like citrus, mango, guava, litchi, loquat, sapota, etc. Save the rice crop from sheath blight by keeping the bunds of the field clean; if the symptoms are observed, spray Nativo by keeping harvesting period in mind. Fairly widespread rainfall over Kerala and Karnataka and scattered rainfall over Telangana and Tamil Nadu. Fairly widespread rainfall over Assam, Meghalaya and Arunachal Pradesh. Store cattle feeds in dry places. Keep the cattle shed floor dry as far as possible. Cattle sheds should be well protected from flies and mosquitoes to maintain milk production and prevention from disease.