KEY FACTORS BEHIND SPIKE
HARVESTING SEASON
The Rabi harvesting season is on and wheat procurement has begun from April 1. Besides, transportation to procurement centres is going on in the state. There are 6,000 procurement centres where, till recently, nearly 2 lakh farmers sold 9.66 lakh metric tonnes (LMT) of wheat. The government claimed in a statement that there were strict instructions for following Covid-19 protocols.
PANCHAYAT POLLS
The Uttar Pradesh panchayat polls were held this month amid the intense second wave of Covid-19. The first phase of voting was held on April 15, the second on April 19, the third on April 26 and the fourth and final one on April 19. All the phases saw a handsome turnout.Both the State Election Commission and the state government had repeatedly issued instructions for adherence to the Covid protocol.
MARRIAGE SEASON
Currently, the marriage season is on in Uttar Pradesh. It began on April 22 and will go on till July 15.