Articles for Samba Paddy

Release water from Veeranam lake for irrigation: Anbumani Ramadoss to T.N. govt.
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Release water from Veeranam lake for irrigation: Anbumani Ramadoss to T.N. govt.

The Hindu  

Pattali Makkal Katchi president Anbumani Ramadoss on Thursday urged the Tamil Nadu government to immediately release water from the Veeranam lake near Kattumannarkoil in Cuddalore district to help farmers irrigate their Samba paddy crop. In a statement, Dr. Anbumani said farmers in Cuddalore, Chidambaram, Kattumannarkoil, and surrounding villages had raised paddy during the ongoing Samba season in over 44,854 acres …

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Harvest season begins in Ramnad, 70 DPCs set up by civil supplies
1 year, 2 months ago

Harvest season begins in Ramnad, 70 DPCs set up by civil supplies

New Indian Express  

MADURAI/RAMANATHAPURAM: As farmers in Ramanathapuram district kick-starting harvesting season, the civil supplies department inaugurated over 70 direct procurement centres for procuring Samba paddy. Collector Chandran added that overall paddy production is likely to cross four lakh metric tonnes this year. As a result, the civil supplies department has fixed a target of one lakh metric tonnes, the highest in the …

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Ramanathapuram to get 100 DPCs for procuring 1 lakh tonnes of samba paddy in TN
1 year, 6 months ago

Ramanathapuram to get 100 DPCs for procuring 1 lakh tonnes of samba paddy in TN

New Indian Express  

RAMANATHAPURAM: With the cultivation season soon to commence following the arrival of Vaigai water, a special proposal has been sent for establishing around 100 direct procurement centres for procuring samba paddy in Ramanathapuram. According to sources, August-September is one of the biggest cultivation seasons in Ramanathapuram, as much as 1.3 lakh hectares of agricultural lands would be used for samba …

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50 per cent harvest of Samba paddy crop completed in TN's Ramanathapuram
2 years, 1 month ago

50 per cent harvest of Samba paddy crop completed in TN's Ramanathapuram

New Indian Express  

RAMANATHAPURAM: Despite the prolonged irrigation woes affecting over 60% of paddy cultivation in Ramanathapuram, over 50% of the harvest process has been completed, providing hope for farmers in the district who now look forward to cultivating cotton as the second crop in the upcoming season. Being one of the largest paddy cultivation in the state, about 1.3 lakh hectares were …

Farmers Samba Samba Paddy Ramanathapuram Cultivation Season Crop Completed
Samba paddy fields turn into cattle grazing grounds
8 years, 3 months ago

Samba paddy fields turn into cattle grazing grounds

Deccan Chronicle  

Thanjavur: Samba paddy fields in Thanjavur district have become grazing grounds for cattle as farmers do not have water to sustain the crop raised by them this year, with rains being poor and release from the Mettur dam stopped due to poor storage. A cow was grazing the 50 day old Andhra Ponni paddy crop raised in a field at …

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Rain aids samba paddy transplantation
12 years, 4 months ago

Rain aids samba paddy transplantation

The Hindu  

Heavy rains triggered by the depression in Bay of Bengal lashed Thanjavur and Tiruvarur districts on Tuesday. Samba paddy has been transplanted in 44,000 hectares so far in Thanjavur district and 40,000 hectares in Tiruvarur district. Direct sowing has been taken up in 4,000 hectares in Thanjavur district and in 60,000 hectares in Tiruvarur district, said agriculture department officials. Three …

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