Crop-cutting survey must accurately assess yield, losses amid rainfall deficit: Mandya Zilla Panchayat CEO

ZP CEO K.R. Nandini speaking to a visitor during her inspection in Malavalli on Friday. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement With rainfall deficit in the current season due to the El Niño effect, Mandya Zilla Panchayat CEO Nandini K.R. has directed officials to conduct crop-cutting surveys scientifically and as per prescribed norms to accurately assess crop yields and losses.Addressing a training programme on crop-cutting surveys held in Malavalli taluk on Friday, Ms. Nandini said the data generated through the exercise would be crucial for estimating crop yields in the district, assessing the extent of crop losses suffered by farmers and determining eligibility for government relief and crop insurance measures.She directed officials to complete the survey within the stipulated timeframe an