Delta farmers buoyed by Minister’s assessment of kuruvai crop coverage
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Paddy cultivation is set for a brisk start in Thanjavur and Thiruvarur districts, the core delta region, in the wake of the hope expressed by Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Minister, M. R. K. Panneerselvam that the normal extent of three lakh acres could be covered for kuruvai crop State-wide.
According to official sources, normally 1,35,000 hectares in seven out of 12 districts in delta region would be brought under the kuruvai crop with Thanjavur-Tiruvarur districts accounting for 55 to 60 per cent of the cultivable area.
Farmers, particularly those having their landholdings in old Cauvery delta areas such as Thirukattupalli, Thiruvaiyaru, Kumbakonam and Aduthurai in Thanjavur district and Kudavasal, Nannilam and Mannargudi in Tiruvarur district enjoy the additional benefit of groundwater irrigation facility and usually stick on to the customary dates for kuruvai