Tomato price rises as more than 50% crop affected due to virus in Kolar
Bengaluru: One of the main suppliers of tomatoes from June to September in India, Kolar Agricultural Produce Market Committee (APMC) has witnessed a downslide resulting in high prices of tomatoes across the country.
Farmers have pointed out the decline in the yield of tomatoes to tomato leaf curl virus disease in Kolar and the nearby tomato- growing areas, reported Deccan Herald.
A farmer told DH that they typically have 15 rounds of harvest during monsoon but only 3-5 rounds will be done this time as the plants have been hit by the virus and are drying up. She added that she was anticipating 9000 boxes of harvest from her three-acre field. However, she has to now settle for only 1800 boxes.
A report by ICAR-IIHR scientists based on a field visit verified that the virus has hit hard to more than 50 percent of the tomatoes in Kolar.
Kumaraswamy SR, Deputy Director of Horticulture (Kolar) told DH that high temperature and infrequent rains have resulted in the widespread multiplication of white flu which transmits leaf curl disease in almost all areas of Kolar and Chikkaballapur. He stated that this is the peak season in Kolar and the virus has hit farmers and consumers alike. Furthermore, he mentioned that they are motivating farmers to diversify crops.
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Karnataka Lokayukta conducts searches in assets case against four govt officials
Bengaluru, May 8 (PTI): The Karnataka Lokayukta sleuths on Thursday conducted raids at multiple locations connected to four government officials in disproportionate assets cases against them.
According to the Lokayukta, the places raided were connected to Suresh Babu G, Survey Supervisor in the office of the Additional Director, Land Records in Kolar Taluk in Kolar district; Raja Venkatappa Nayak, Taluk Health Officer, Taluk Health office, Surpur in Yadgir district; M B Ravi, Assistant Executive Engineer, Karnataka Urban Water Supply and Drainage Board in Davangere; and G Srinivas Murthy, Assistant Executive Engineer, Water Resources Department, Mahadevapura.
The raids were carried out simultaneously in all the above places.
Sources in the Lokayukta police said many incriminating documents, unaccounted money and valuables were found from the locations which were searched.
