AGROMET ADVISORY BULLETIN CENTRAL ISLAND AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE PORT BLAIR, ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLAND-744101 District: South Andaman Issued on 3rd July, 2015 No: AB (E)/07/2015-16/53 Validity Period: 4th to 8th July 2015 Parameters Rainfall (mm) Max Temperature ( deg C) Min Temperature ( deg C) Total cloud cover (octa) Max Relative Humidity (%) Min Relative Humidity (%) Wind speed (kmph) Wind direction (deg) 4.07.15 5.07.15 6.07.15 7.07.15 8.07.15 7 30 26 4 84 81 31 15 30 27 5 84 81 37 16 30 26 6 84 81 35 12 30 26 8 84 81 32 11 30 27 8 86 81 32 South Westerly South Westerly South Westerly South Westerly South Westerly Medium Range Weather Forecast: (4th to 8th July 2015) Cloudy and moderate rain is likely to occur during next five days. In South Andaman 61 mm of rainfall is expected during this period. The maximum temperature in South Andaman will be 30 o C with minimum temperature of 26 to 27 o C, whereas the maximum and minimum relative humidity is expected to be in the range of 84 to 86 %, and 81 % respectively in South Andaman. Wind speed of 31 to 37 kmph is expected from South Westerly direction. Crop/Livestock Paddy Poultry Fish Stage Weather based agro advisories (4th to 8th July 2015) Prepare the main field for rice after applying 5 ton vermicompost/FYM/ha. Clean the bunds as the condition is good for land preparation. Avoid damp litter materials for rearing poultry and replace with dry litter in too much wet condition or add lime if litter is less wet. Spawn can be stocked in nursery pond at the rate of 25- Main Field All Spawn (Carp) Mr. Tapan Kumar BIswas Technical Officer E-Mail: amfu.portblair@gmail.com; Web: cari.res.in 35 lakhs spawn per hectare. For feeding the spawn of five days age provide 0.6 kg feed per one lakh spawn and for 6 to 20 days spawn provide 1.2 kg feed per one lakh spawn. Dr. A.Velmurugan Nodal Officer