Shravasti DM Inspects Paddy Crop Cutting, Yield Assessed at 55 Quintals per Hectare

District Magistrate Annapurna Garg inspected the crop-cutting exercise for paddy at farmer Haribhajan’s field in Rajapur Rani village under the Hariharpur Rani development block of Shravasti. The inspection was carried out on October 30, 2026, according to the Information Department.

During the exercise, crop cutting was conducted in a 43.3-square-metre area of plot number 1373. The District Magistrate got the paddy crop harvested in front of her and personally observed the process.

After threshing, the harvested paddy was weighed to assess the productivity of the crop. The produce weighed 23.85 kilograms. On this basis, the crop yield was assessed at 55 quintals per hectare.

District Magistrate Annapurna Garg said crop-cutting exercises are conducted every year as per the directions of the government. She said the exercise helps assess the crop yield of farmers.

She also said that, according to government directions, 42 procurement centres have been set up in the district this year for the purchase of paddy. The District Magistrate appealed to farmers to sell their paddy at government procurement centres so that they could receive a fair price for their produce.

Farmers will be required to complete registration or renewal on the Food Department portal, ूूण्बिेण्नचण्हवअण्पद, for selling paddy at procurement centres during the Kharif Marketing Year 2026-27.

The renewal can be completed by farmers themselves or through public information centres and the Kisan Mitra app. The registration or renewal is necessary for the sale of paddy at the procurement centres during the 2026-27 Kharif Marketing Year.

Tehsildar of Bhinga Saurabh Singh, trainee Deputy Collector Diksha Agrawal, Additional Statistical Officer Avinash Kushwaha, the Lekhpal, the Revenue Inspector and other officials were present during the inspection.