The Coordination Committee of All Farmers’ Association of Tamil Nadu has urged the State government to provide ₹25,000 per acre to farmers of the Cauvery delta districts as compensation for crop loss due to rain.
In a statement, association president P.R. Pandian said rain in the first week of January had caused large-scale damages to paddy crops that were on the verge of harvest. The State government should take steps to enumerate crop loss in various districts in a transparent manner and provide a compensation of ₹25,000 per acre to the affected farmers, he said.
Damage in Karaikal
In Karaikal, members of Samyukta Kisan Morcha, headed by its coordinator S. Ananda Kumar, had submitted a petition to Karaikal Collector A. Kulothungan.
In the petition, the morcha urged the district administration to take steps to provide compensation to the rain-affected farmers of Nedungadu, Neravy, T.R. Pattinam and Thirunallar.
Source - https://www.thehindu.com
