Gramin Krishi Mausam Sewa

AMFU-Kharagpur
Agricultural and Food Engineering Department,
Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
Jointly issued by IAAS and India Meteorological Department

District: BANKURA E-MAIL: swain@agfe.iitkgp.ernet.in

Phone: 03222-283170

Significant past weather of 28th April to 1st May, 2017

Rainfall (mm) Maximum Minimum Relative Humidity
Temperature °C Temperature °C %
Friday Saturday Sunday Monday Friday - Monday Friday - Monday Friday - Monday

0.0  0.0  0.0  12.2  33‐41  22‐27  30‐80 

Weather forecast for 3rd to 7th May, 2017

 No rainfall will occur and clear sky will be present for coming three days.
 Predominant wind direction will be Southeasterly. Wind with a speed of 10--15 km per hour will blow for
coming five days.
 Relative humidity maximum will be 51-75% and minimum will be 14-36%.
 Maximum temperature will be 37-40°C and minimum will be 25-27°C.
Weather based Agro- advisory
CROP STAGE PROBLEM ADVISORY
Boro rice Harvesting -- If 80 percent of grains in panicle are matured, harvest the crop as
stage early as possible. Keep the rice bundles at 2-3 days in the field for
drying.
Groundnut Pod --- Do not irrigate the crop after flowering stage of the crop.
development Leaf spot Spray Carbendazim @1g/lit of water.
Sesamum Pod filling -- Do not irrigate the crop at this stage.
stage
Ladies finger Fruit Shoot and Collect and destroy the affected fruit and plant parts.
development fruit borer Spray Neem Seed Kernal Extract solution @ 5ml/10 lit of water.
Brinjal Fruit Fruit borer Collect and destroy the infected fruits. Spray Neem oil @ 2ml/lit
development of water.
Chilli Fruit Fruit rot Remove the affected plant parts. Spray Carbendazim @ 1g/lit of
development water.
General As per NDVI map on 28 April 2017 for Bankura district the value shows 0.3-0.4, which means
the crop coverage is moderate. The SPI map shows that Bankura district is moderately dry in
condition. Farmers are advised to give irrigation to the standing crops, if required.