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Tiruvarur farmers worried over samba paddy crops
Special Correspondent
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Water released in the river systems will not be sufficient
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District administration taking necessary steps Association seeks six hours power supply
TIRUVARUR: Farmers in the Cauvery delta region of Tiruvarur district are worried about saving the standing samba paddy crops that are in need of water.
They are now pinning their hopes on the revival of northeast monsoon expected in a week as the water released in the Cauvery, Vennar and Grand Anicut Canal river systems will not be sufficient for irrigation.
The samba paddy crop has so far been raised in about 1.03 lakh hectares including about 8,000 hectares under direct sowing method out of the normal area of 1.08 lakh hectares in the district.
Similarly, thaladi paddy crop, the second crop raised in the kuruvai cultivation area has so far been covered in about 19,000 hectares against the target of 26,500 hectares.
A cross-section of farmers in the district told The Hindu on Wednesday that the standing crops were by and large good in many parts of the district because of residual moisture but the crops would be affected if there was no rain in a week.
However, M. Chandrasekaran, Collector, said that the district administration was taking steps to protect the standing crop by supplying adequate water in the Vennar river system.
Left demonstrations
Meanwhile, farmers and cadres of CPI and CPM were staging demonstrations for the past few days at several places in the district demanding adequate supply of water in the Vennar and Grand Anicut canal river systems to save the samba and thaladi paddy crops.
S. Ranganathan, secretary of the Cauvery Delta Farmers’ Welfare Association, and a progressive farmer of Mannargudi area, said on Wednesday that he explained to the Collector on Tuesday the condition of the crops.
He said that continuous power supply for at least six hours would help the farmers to operate their agricultural pumpsets to tap groundwater.
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