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Compensation to the tune of ₹1.08 crore to 953 farmers whose crops were damaged on 548.043 hectares of land due to Cyclone Burevi has been disbursed in Virudhunagar district, said Collector R. Kannan.
Speaking at the virtual farmers’ grievances redressal meeting held on Friday, Mr. Kannan, said that the Department of Agriculture had given ₹ 24.75 lakh to 246 farmers who had lost their crops on 129.755 hectares.
Similarly, the Department of Horticulture, had given a compensation of ₹83.65 lakh to 707 farmers for damages to crops in over 48.288 hectares.
Joint Director (Agriculture), S. Uthandaraman, clarified that the compensation had come from Disaster Management Fund and the compensation for the insured crops would come later.