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A preliminary assessment is being done by officials of the Revenue and Agriculture department to ascertain the extent of the damage.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin. (mkstalin/Twitter)
Appropriate action would be taken on providing relief to farmers of the Cauvery delta region after looking into inputs from a panel of ministers and officials that studied the damage to crops due to unseasonal rains, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin has said on Sunday, 5 February.
Delta districts of Thanjavur, Tiruchirappalli, Mayiladuthurai, Nagapattinam, Tiruvarur, Ariyalur and Pudukottai witnessed heavy rainfall during the past few days and it has come to the notice of the government that crops ready for harvest including paddy are submerged in water, he said in a statement.
While the unseasonal rains are receding now, appropriate steps are being taken to drain water from fields.
A preliminary, on-the-spot assessment is being done by officials of the Revenue and Agriculture department to ascertain the extent of the damage.
Also, Stalin said he has deputed Agriculture Minister MRK Panneerselvam, Food Minister R Sakkarapani and top government officials to inspect the delta regions, interact with farmers and find out information on damage to crops.
The heavy unseasonal rains in Cauvery Delta districts have inundated around 1 Lakh hectares of standing Samba crop on the verge of harvest.
I request Hon @PMOIndia to provide necessary relaxations in procurement norms to mitigate its impact like done in the last Kuruvai season. pic.twitter.com/gTTkUbhiTw
— M.K.Stalin (@mkstalin) February 5, 2023
Appropriate follow-up action would be taken on providing crop insurance compensation and relief to farmers after looking into inputs from the panel of ministers and officials that studied the damage to crops due to unseasonal rains in the Cauvery delta region.
Stalin said he would have a meeting with the panel on 6 February.
President of Tamil Nadu All Farmers Associations’ Coordination Committee PR Pandian had said on Friday that about five lakh acre paddy crop, ready for harvest, was completely damaged due to unseasonal rainfall in Cauvery delta areas.
The farmers had insured the crop (late Samba/Thaladi season) and the compensation to be given should fully offset the losses due to the unseasonal rainfall. Pandian had urged Chief Minister Stalin to provide relief to the affected farmers from the State Disaster Response Fund.
On 2 February, a depression over south Sri Lanka weakened into a well-marked low-pressure area over Cape Comorin.
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