Floods to delay wheat, rapeseed sowing in east India
Wed Oct 1, 2008 2:42pm IST


NEW DELHI, Oct 1 (Reuters) - Floods in India's eastern state of Bihar will delay sowing of wheat and rapeseed, but standing rice and corn crops have not suffered major damage in other affected regions, a farm ministry official said on Wednesday.

Agriculture Commissioner N.B. Singh said floods had destroyed corn and rice only in small areas of five districts of Bihar, while crops in Assam and Orissa were not significantly hit.