With thousands of acres under samba and thalady paddy crop remaining inundated following heavy rain, farmers in the delta districts of Thanjavur, Tiruvarur and Nagapattinam are now worried over the prospects of seeing through this cropping season if the wet spell furthered for a fortnight. Farmers fear a certain loss in productivity while officials seek to play down the calamity. In Thanjavur district, samba has been raised on around 97,500 hectares, while thalady paddy is standing on another 29,000 hectares....
↧