Heavy rain inundates several areas in Kuttanad
The Hindu
Paddy in many fields destroyed, harvest hit
Heavy rain that lashed the district in the past few days along with an increase in flow of water from the eastern side have inundated several areas in Kuttanad.
Although the rain subsided on Sunday, water level remains high in the Pampa and Manimala rivers. The outer bund of the 303-acre Perumanikkary Vadakke Thollayiram paddy polder at Champakulam was breached on Sunday. The field was being prepared for the upcoming ‘puncha’ cultivation. It is the third time in as many years the outer bund of the polder was breached. As many as 450 families living around the polder are now facing inundation. The outer bund of the Thaiparambu Thekku paddy polder at Veliyanad was breached on Saturday. The breach has been plugged.