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Rains continue in Tamil Nadu, standing crops hit in Cauvery delta areas

Chennai: Rains continued on Wednesday in Tamil Nadu's Cauvery delta areas affecting standing paddy crops, and leader of the opposition, Edappadi K Palaniswami urged the state government to provide appropriate relief to farmers. AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami expressed shock over reports that 1,500 acres of paddy crop have been affected in Thiruthuraipoondi and demanded that officials inspect rain-hit …

Rains continued overnight in Tamil Nadu's Cauvery delta areas affecting standing paddy crops and the India Meteorological Department on Wednesday said heavy to very heavy and extremely heavy rainfall is likely in a few places in Cuddalore and Mayiladuthurai districts, also part of the delta region.Rains submerged crops, partially and completely, at several places including those in and around Tiruvarur, …

Cyclone Fengal: Rains continue to batter Tamil Nadu, standing crops damaged in Cauvery delta region

Crops ready for harvest were damaged in Tamil Nadu, including the Cauvery delta and northern coastal regions, due to overnight rains in certain parts of the state. Chennai and neighbouring Chengalpattu and Kancheepuram, besides Villupuram and Kallakurichi received good spells of rain while the Cauvery delta regions including Cuddalore, Nagapattinam and Tiruvarur received moderate to heavy rain. A Regional Meteorological …

T.N. Assembly resolution in Cauvery issue | Farmers’ body in Tiruvarur hails move

The Tamizhaga Cauvery Vivasayigal Sangam has welcomed the adoption of a resolution by the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly on the Cauvery issue at its special sitting on Monday, October 9, 2023. In a statement issued on Monday, general secretary of the Sangam P. R. Pandian welcomed the passing of the resolution, with the support of all members of the House …

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When the life force of Cauvery is inadequate

Cauvery delta farmers are keeping their fingers crossed. “Besides, the government, I mean the State Agriculture Department, had encouraged the farmers to go in for Kuruvai,” says a former official of the department in Tiruvarur district, who has made Tiruvarur district his home after retirement, despite hailing from a place several hundred kilometres away. According to Volume V of the …