The rain that lashed the State in the last two weeks has destroyed a portion of paddy in the district. However, the farmers were not as desolate as they had been in October-November last year because of the good yield in the second crop.
When most farmers harvested their second crop of paddy and the Supplyco procured much of the paddy, only a section of farmers whose paddy was nearing harvest suffered because of the rain. The damage was reported mostly from Alathur and Chittur taluks.
