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Farmer Unions Challenge Haryana’s Paddy Virus Loss Estimate, Plan Sept. 1 Protest

Officials put the damage at 5–10% across roughly 92,000 acres.

The minister said that agricultural scientists are monitoring the situation, and farmers are being made aware.
Reacting to the development, Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) (Tikait) state president Rattan Mann said that in fact, the loss is double for the farmers.
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Overview

  • The agriculture minister told the Assembly the SRBSDV outbreak has affected paddy across about 92,000 acres in Kaithal, Ambala, Yamunanagar, Kurukshetra, Karnal, Jind and Panchkula.
  • State agriculture officials, CCS HAU, ICAR and Union ministry teams surveyed the affected areas on August 6–7 and reported low estimated losses.
  • Scientists identify the white‑backed plant hopper as the vector and note higher incidence in fields transplanted before June 15, while direct‑seeded and organic plots were reportedly unaffected.
  • Authorities recommend uprooting and destroying infected plants to contain the spread.
  • BKU factions and allied groups reject the 5–10% figure, demand a physical girdwari and ₹80,000 per acre compensation, and announce a demonstration at the Chief Minister’s house in Kurukshetra on September 1.