Farmers are worried over scanty rainfall in Kotba region.
It is to be mentioned that Kotba region had been the highest paddy producer in the Jashpur district for the last several years.
More paddy is procured here in comparison to other areas.
All reservoirs in the region are not filled up with the water.
In the last few years, reservoirs were inundated but this year these reservoirs are empty.
Patthalgaon and Farsabahar blocks are included in Kotba region.
According to farmers due to scanty rainfall, growth of crops has stopped.
Meanwhile, Water Resource Department SDO SK Dhameeja informed that this year due to scanty rainfall, merely 33 per cent reservoirs are inundated.
In such a situation, Water Resource Department will supply water where it is possible, said SDO.
Kotba is the only region in the district where farmers do farming entire year and try to take crops three times.