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Kuruvai cultivation picking up in Thanjavur

Photo: M.Srinath.

BRIGHT PROSPECTS: Farm workers transplanting seedlings at a field in Thanjavur district.

THANJAVUR: Kuruvai cultivation is picking up in Thanjavur district. With canal water reaching the upper reaches, farmers are involved in activities like raising nurseries, transplanting saplings and applying basal fertilisers.

According to Balasubramanian, Joint Director of Agriculture, the plan is to raise kuruvai on 42,500 hectares in Thanjavur district this year. Of this, transplantation has been completed on 6,909 hectares.

In this transplanted area, crop on 3177 hectares has been raised under System of Rice Intensification method. Crop on 3832 hectares has been transplanted under conventional method.

With respect to nursery, seedlings have been raised on 124 hectares under SRI method.

This can be used for transplanting them on 12,400 hectares.

Under conventional method, seedlings have been raised on 913 hectares.

This can be used for transplanting them on 9130 hectares.

Seedlings raised on one hectare under SRI method can be used for transplanting them on hundred hectares while seedlings raised on one hectare under conventional method can be used for transplanting them on ten hectares, Mr. Balasubramaniam said.

“We hope to cover the targeted area of 42,500 hectares in Thanjavur district this year,” he said.

Meanwhile, Public Works Department is introducing turn system of water release into the Cauvery and the Vennar from June 30.

From June 30 to July 6, the turn is for the Vennar and during this period, 7,500 cusecs will be released into the Vennar.

The Cauvery will get only 1500 cusecs during this period.

Turn for Cauvery starts on July 6 evening and for the next six days, the Cauvery will get 7,500 cusecs of water and the Vennar 1,500 cusecs.

However, there is no turn for Grand Anicut canal and it will get 2,000 cusecs continuously.

Kollidam will get 1500 cusecs.

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