PMK president Anbumani Ramadoss on Wednesday urged the State Government to take immediate steps to pump out water stagnated in the fertile lands and save the crops spread over 2 lakh acres in Cauvery Delta region due to continuous rains lashing the region.
In a statement, he said farmers who planted Samba and Thaladi crops in Nagappattinam and Mayiladuthurai district are unhappy.
“Around 17 centimetres of rain has been recorded in Velankanni in Nagai districts until 8 am on Tuesday and another 12 centimetres of rain has fallen until 8 am on Wednesday. Crops spread over 1 lakh acres have submerged in water. Around 30,000 acres has submerged in rain water in Mayiladuthurai district and situation is similar in other delta regions,” he said.
