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Post monsoon/flood compensatory agriculture production plan 2012

Compensatory production plan strategizes enhanced production in the normally sown rabi and special boro/summer season crops particularly in the flood prone areas. High rainfall and better soil moisture during the extended terminal part of the rainy season 2012 provides ample opportunities to improve productivity in the rainfed region. Overall, 84 major and monitored reservoirs have been filled up to 87% of the previous good rainfall years and 106% of the past 10 years average. Same is true for millions of other medium and small water storage structures and recharging. The irrigation opportunities for the rabi season are quite attractive for timely sowing of crops and efficient management of intensive inputs. The plan also recommends necessary measures to enhance productivity of the livestock, aquaculture and aquatic crops.