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Farmers in the tail-end areas of Mayiladuthurai and Nagapattinam districts whose paddy fields have been inundated by the unseasonal rainfall on an unprecedented scale this month have urged the government to sanction a compensation of ₹ 30,000 per acre. Several thousands of acres in Vadakarai, Thenkarai, Sellur, Kattur and many other villages in Nagapattinam district, and in Kollidam, Nallur, Kunnam, Athiyur, Thittai in Sirkazhi taluk of Mayiladuthurai district present sights of rotting crops. Farmers have not been able to clear the fields of the damaged crops due to paucity of financial resources. After the major impact caused by the Nivar and Burevi cyclones, they least expected the last spell of rainfall spanning over 10 days during this month that turned out to be proverbial last straw on the camel’s back. They are in a state of agony and gloom since the last spell of rainfall had battered their fields at harvest-stage
Central team inspects crop damage in Pudukottai, Mayiladuthurai districts
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Members interact with farmers and officials during inspection
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Members interact with farmers and officials during inspection
An eight member Central team on Tuesday inspected areas affected by heavy rainfall caused by cyclone Burevi in Pudukottai and Mayiladuthurai districts.
The team started off by visiting affected areas in Tiruvarangulam block in Pudukottai district to get a first-hand account of the extent of damage to crops due to the inundation of fields following heavy rain triggered by the cyclone.
Accompanied by Commissioner of Revenue Administration K. Phanindra Reddy and Collector P. Uma Maheswari, the team inspected the damage caused to paddy crops at Nambukuzhi village in Kathakurichi panchayat.