Farmers in Amas block, Gaya district, are facing a significant challenge in paddy cultivation this year due to insufficient rainfall. With severe water scarcity in the fields, farmers are compelled to use motor pumps for irrigation, leading to a continuous increase in cultivation costs. The additional expenses for diesel and electricity are proving to be a heavy burden on them.

Across several villages in the Amas region, farmers are working day and night, relying on motor pumps to supply water to their fields for paddy transplantation. Despite the water shortage, laborers are also toiling hard to ensure timely completion of farming activities. Workers like Swaroop Yadav, Pintoo Yadav, and Munshi Bhuiyan, who were engaged in field work, stated that the fields are dry this season due to lack of rain. They are somehow managing paddy transplantation by pumping water with motors. They expressed concern that if there isn't good rainfall soon, the crops will be adversely affected, potentially leading to heavy losses for farmers.

Farmers emphasize that the absence of timely monsoon rains has manifold increased their farming expenses. They have urged the government to improve irrigation facilities and provide relief to them. If adequate rainfall does not occur in the coming days, it will directly impact paddy production in the Amas region, further exacerbating the economic condition of the farmers.