Another 20 days and the paddy crop cultivated by S. Ajitha and four other women of the Nellu joint liability group (JLG) of the Kudumbashree will be ready for harvest, provided the rain keeps away.
The Nellu JLG has grown paddy on 1.5 acres of leased land in Uzhamalakkal grama panchayat in the district. While they were fine with the rain so far since the crop required water, they are praying that the skies do not open up in the days ahead.
Rain has been only one of their worries though. Wild boars proved such a nuisance that they had to take measures to ward them off.
