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The Southern Rice Black-Streaked Dwarf Virus, commonly known as the Fiji virus or dwarf virus, has resurfaced in Haryana’s paddy belt, raising fears of a repeat of last year’s crop losses. Cases have been reported from major rice-growing districts, prompting the Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Department and scientists of Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University, Kaul, to launch field inspections and intensify surveillance.