Chennai, Aug 23 (PTI) AIADMK chief Edappadi K Palaniswami on Sunday urged the TVK-led coalition government to immediately grant a compensation of Rs 30,000 per acre to farmers whose paddy crops were inundated following sudden heavy rainfall in the Delta districts.
In a statement, Palaniswami pointed out that unexpected downpours over the last two days flooded around 2,000 acres of Kuruvai paddy crops in districts, including Thiruvarur and Nagapattinam.
The former chief minister also noted that farmers who had already relied on groundwater and taken loans after the government failed to release water from the Mettur Dam on June 12 are now left in despair as their ready-to-harvest crops lie submerged.
Criticising Chief Minister C Josepsh Vijay over unfulfilled poll promises regarding complete agricultural loan waivers, the AIADMK chief demanded that officials from the Revenue and Agriculture departments be dispatched immediately to assess the damage and distribute relief to all affected farmers. PTI SNR SNR KH
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