Central team begins inspection of crop damage in Pudukottai
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February 04, 2021 13:06 IST
Thousands of hectares of crops have been destroyed in Tamil Nadu due to the unseasonally heavy rains in January
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Thousands of hectares of crops have been destroyed in Tamil Nadu due to the unseasonally heavy rains in January
An inter-ministerial Central team on Thursday began a two-day inspection of crops damaged by the unseasonal rains in January in the State. The team, split into two, fanned out to the delta and southern districts to get a first-hand account of the damage caused to crops.
Central teams to arrive in Madurai, Tiruchi on Thursday
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February 02, 2021 16:17 IST
The teams will assess the damage incurred in the State due to the heavy rains received in January
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The teams will assess the damage incurred in the State due to the heavy rains received in January
Two inter-ministerial Central teams, tasked with assessing the damage incurred across Tamil Nadu due to the unusually heavy rains in January, are set to arrive in Madurai and Tiruchi on February 4.
The first team, led by Joint Secretary-level officer Ashutosh Agnihotri will land in Madurai and visit affected areas in Virudhunagar, Thoothukudi, Ramanathapuram and Sivaganga districts on February 4 and 5. Manoharan, Director of Directorate of Oilseed Development in the Union Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare in Hyderabad and Mahesh Kumar, Deputy Director in the Department of Expenditure in the Union Ministry of Finance are the other members of the team.
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Two inter-ministerial Central teams, tasked with assessing the crop damage incurred across Tamil Nadu due to heavy rain in January, are set to arrive in Madurai and Tiruchi on Thursday.
The first team, led by Joint Secretary-level officer Ashutosh Agnihotri, would land in Madurai and visit Virudhunagar, Thoothukudi, Ramanathapuram and Sivaganga districts on February 4 and 5.
Manoharan, Director, Directorate of Oilseed Development in the Union Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare in Hyderabad, and Mahesh Kumar, Deputy Director, Department of Expenditure in the Union Ministry of Finance, are the other members. Another team, led by Fisheries Development Commissioner Paul Pandian, would arrive in Tiruchi and visit Pudukkottai, Thanjavur, Nagapattinam, Mayiladuthurai and Cuddalore districts, also on February 4 and 5. Shubham Garg, Assistant Director, Central Electricity Authority of the Union Ministry of Power, and Rananjay Singh, regional offic
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.
Central team inspects damaged boats, paddy crops in Pamban
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December 29, 2020 17:07 IST
A member of the Central team said, based on the reports from the State government, the quantum of compensation would be assessed and recommended to the Centre
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A member of the Central team said, based on the reports from the State government, the quantum of compensation would be assessed and recommended to the Centre
An eight-member committee from the Central government inspected the damaged boats, paddy and chilli crops in and around Pamban near Rameswaram here on Tuesday.
Following Cyclone Burevi, which hit the coastal stretches in many parts of the southern districts of Tamil Nadu a fortnight ago, the State government had appealed to the Union government to provide relief.