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Standing crops on 10,000 acres have been affected due to floods in the district. Ropar Chief Agriculture Officer Gurbachan Singh said of the affected area, 7,100 acres was under paddy cultivation.
Gurbachan Singh said a total of 40,100 hectares was scheduled to be brought under paddy this season. According to a survey, 7,100 acres under paddy was still inundated, he said. The exact loss would be ascertained only after the water got drained out from the fields, he said, adding that the submerged paddy in a major area was likely to survive if water was drained out immediately.
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