The Hindu
The heavy rain that lashed the southern districts of Tamil Nadu has completely wiped out farmland in Thoothukudi district, leaving farmers high and dry. According to the district administration, till December 25, of a total of 1,80,000 hectares of agricultural land in Thoothukudi district, 1,48,037 ha had been damaged in 12 blocks — Alwarthitunagari, Karungulam, Kayathar, Kovilpatti, Ottapidaram, Pudur, Sathankulam, …