Farmers in tail-end areas wary of raising kuruvai crop
The Hindu
They fear that there will be water insufficiency
SIRKAZHI A majority of farmers with marginal and small holdings in the tail-end areas of Sirkazhi-Kollidam belt in the delta region are wary of raising kuruvai crop due to fears of water insufficiency. According to many, even when water was released as per schedule from Mettur dam on June 12 in 2020 after a gap of eight years, kuruvai cultivation turned out to be a bitter experience as water did not reach the tail-end area as per their expectations.
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