Progress report Gramin Krishi Mousam Sewa … report Gramin Krishi Mousam Sewa Kalyani and Kakdwip Centre, West Bengal Presented by: Dr.A.K. Senapati Nodal Officer, AMFU, Kakdwip Bidhan

Progress report Gramin Krishi Mousam Sewa

Kalyani and Kakdwip Centre, West Bengal

Presented by: Dr.A.K. Senapati

Nodal Officer, AMFU, Kakdwip Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya (BCKV)

West Bengal, India. B.C.K.V.

STATUS OF TECHNICAL OFFICER AND ISSUING OF BULLETIN

The post of Technical Officer is lying vacant till now.

Senior Research Fellows are working as a Technical

Officer.

Nature of Bulletin: The AAS bulletin is issued for the two

districts for Kakdwip viz. South 24-Parganas and Purba

Medinipur; While six districts for Kalyani viz. Nadia,

Hoogly, Howrah, Burdwan, Murshidabad and North 24

Pargana.

• Frequency of Preparation: Bi-weekly (Tuesday and Friday) in both language viz. English and Bengali

• Nature of Bulletin: Based on the realized weather and weather forecast including the information on rainfall, temperature, relative humidity, wind speed and direction, crop growth stages, weather-sensitivity of crops and disease & pest.

• Total number of bulletin issued: Kalyani- 82, Kakdwip- 82

Preparation of Agromet Advisory Bulletin:

KALYANI AND KAKDWIP UNIT

Language used in AAS: Bengali and English

Kalyani

Kakdwip

Details of Dissemination

• Mode:

1. Direct delivery

2. Newspaper

3. Doordarshan and E-TV

4. AIR Kolkata

5. University Website and IMD website

6. SMS

• To:

1. IFFCO through mail

2. MSR IT Solution Pvt. Ltd. Through interactive voice SMS

3. Vivekananda Mission Ashram (NGO) through mail

4. Sundarban Institute for Science and Cultural Advancement (NGO)

PARTICULARS KALYANI KAKDWIP

1. Total number of SMS send

2. Number of registered farmers

82

16608

85

6654

3. Number of benefitted farmers till

October

720959

42084

Dissemination of Weather-Agri SMSs twice in a week to the farmers

Linkage with KVKs and ATMA:

Kalyani: Nadia KVK,

Hooghly KVK,

Howrah KVK and

Burdwan KVK

Kakdwip: South 24 Pargana (Neempith) KVK

Sasya Shymala KVK (Belur Math Narendrapur)

ATMA: Murshidabad

North 24 Parganas

South 24 Parganas

DETAILS OF WEATHER FORECAST

Weather forecast received from RMC:

•Received regularly (around 1.30 PM)

•Forecast quality: Very good

FARMER’S AWERNESS PROGRAMME (KALYANI CENTRE) at Sekhampur

FARMER’S AWERNESS PROGRAMME (KAKDWIP CENTRE)

FEEDBACK FROM FARMERS

Farmer’s requirements:

1.AMFU Kakdwip: Forecasting of natural disasters as early as possible and

advisories to protect the crop from adverse weather condition

2.AMFU, Kalyani: Monsoon forecast

3.Discussion about their problem for solution in the field.

Advisories based on sensitivity of the crops to the realized as well as forecast weather

Date

Weather

forecast

Advisory

Farmers’ action

Benefit

over Non-

AAS

farmer

09.08.14 &

10.08.14

(Aman paddy)

Heavy rainfall around

232mm due to

depression and cloud

burst

occurrence of flooded

condition

--stop transplanting and keep

seedlings in the seedbed for

transplanting later

--Transplanting operation

extended up to 1st week of

the September

25-30%

09.08.14 &

10.08.14

(betel vine)

Heavy rainfall around

232 mm due to

depression and cloud

burst

--Stagnant of water inside

the garden

--Leaves of plant covered

by mud & later

phytopthora disease

symptoms was observed

--Washed the leaves by

spraying plain water

--Pluck out the affected

leaves from field and destroy

-- Spraying Copper fungicide

@ 4g/l

31-43%

12.10.14 (all

crops) “Hud hud” (Cyclonic

storm with moderate

rainfall)

--To harvest matured

vegetable

--Arrange the bindings

around boroz tightly

--Keep animals indoor

--Bounded the boundary

of pond by net

As a per advisory

90%

Name Season Chance of Disease

incidence Advisory

Cattle Summer

Heat stroke due to extreme

high temperature and

scorching sun light

•restrict free grazing of cattle in the field

from 12 noon to 3:30 PM.

Fishery Post-

Monsoon Wound at the base of tail

•Apply Potassium permanganate solution

in the pond water

•Apply 30kg lime/bigha of water

Poultry Summer

(April-May) “chunia” stool like lime

Apply Tryclazole (1g/liter of water)

with the pure drinking water

SEASON-WISE ADVISORIES OF ANIMAL HUSBANDRY

AND FISHERIES

Forecast period: 08.10.14 - 12.10.14

Forecast given: Moderate Rainfall

and higher wind speed

Agroadvisory given: Due to high

wind speed, lodging may occur in

rice field. Tie up the tiller together

to prevent the lodging of plant

Advisory followers Non followers

STATUS OF GRANT AND ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT

UC/SE was submitted in proper format and at right time

Annual Progress Report has been prepared and communicated to

Mousam Bhavan, IMD, New Delhi and Agrimet Division, Pune

CONSTRAINTS

KALYANI

1. Irregular power supply

and internet connection

KAKDWIP

1.Irregular internet

connection and power

supply

2. Computer

Thank You