He said that Hasanpur, Girdharpur, Koriavaas, Kultajpur, Thana and Turkiavaas villages were also facing a similar situation. The government should come forward to bail out distressed farmers, as most of them had taken agricultural loan and were now unable to repay it, he added. According to experts, scattered rain, high humidity and warm temperatures are responsible for the bacterial leaf blight disease during the monsoons. Red spots emerge on the leaf, which curbs the growth of plants. “On Friday, we inspected the cotton crop in Koriavaas and Hasanpur villages on getting information about the bacterial leaf blight attack. Over 70 per cent fields in these villages have been affected by the disease. Hence, we have issued some guidelines for protecting the crop from the disease,” said Sumit Yadav, Agriculture Development Officer (ADO). The farmers had been advised to spray blitox along with water on the crop, he added. Dr Jaswinder Saini, Deputy Director (Agriculture), said that a long dry spell after the monsoon was the main reason behind the spread of the bacterial leaf blight disease. “The compensation for the yield loss will be calculated on the basis of crop-cutting experiments under the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Beema Yojana,” he added. Why the disease Scattered rain, high humidity and warm temperatures are responsible for the bacterial leaf blight disease during the monsoon. Red spots emerge on leaves, which curb growth of plants. Source - https://www.tribuneindia.com