Thousands of hectares of standing samba and thaladi paddy crop continue to remain inundated after heavy rains pounded several parts of Nagapattinam and Tiruvarur districts on Tuesday. However, there was a let up in the rain in the delta region on Wednesday. Vedaranyam recorded the maximum of 21 cm of rainfall in the delta during the 24-hour period ending at 8.30 a.m. on Wednesday, inundating large swathes of paddy fields. Breaches at Valavanaru near Thiruthuraipoondi...
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