Diversification push, targets fall aside as 90% farm area still under paddy in Punjab

According to records from the Punjab Agriculture Department (PAU), this year, rice area has been recorded at 31.60 lakh hectares till date, including 5.48 lakh hectares of Basmati and 26.12 lakh hectares under water-intensive paddy (non-Basmati).

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