Futures contracts of chana down on the NCDEX due to expectations that sowing of the pulse is likely to increase this year. Recent rains in the key growing areas of Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, and Karnataka have raised hopes of higher sowing of the pulse this season due to adequate soil moisture and higher rates as compared to other commodities such as wheat and mustard. Arrivals of chana in Delhi pegged unchanged at 600 tn .