More than 1,600 acres of crops were damaged, affecting 549 farmers in Ranipet district due heavy rain caused by cyclone Michaung.
Officials of the Department of Agriculture said areas like Nemeli, Thimiri, Arcot, Kaveripakkam, Wallajah and Sholighur witnessed inundation of agricultural lands where paddy, banana and groundnut had been cultivated for the second season.
Accompanied by Ranipet Collector S. Valarmathi, Minister for Handlooms and Textiles R. Gandhi, who is also MLA for Ranipet assembly constituency, inspected the affected farming areas and temporary shelters in the district on Tuesday.
