Key Points
The Maharashtra government has advised farmers to hold back sowing of kharif crops till the state gets sufficient rainfall..
The state has received just 11% of the normal June rainfall, and just a little over 1% of the kharif sowing has been completed till date..
The government has advised farmers to begin sowing operations only after receiving 80-100 millimetres of rainfall to avoid the instances of resowing...
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