Chief Minister M.K. Stalin announced a ₹75.95 crore ‘kuruvai’ special package on Monday.
Speaking to reporters after opening the shutters of Mettur dam for irrigation in the delta region, the Chief Minister said that this special package included urea, D.A.P., potash, paddy seeds, power tillers, and a subsidy for power weeders. The farmers should utilise the opportunity and use water judiciously, he added.
“Due to this special package, kuruvai crop cultivation would cross five lakh acres this year. At present, kuruvai paddy sowing work has been completed on 1.06 lakh acres of land in the delta region using groundwater. This year, we sanctioned ₹90 crore for desilting channels in the delta region. I myself inspected the desilting work at Thanjavur with Ministers. Last year, as water was released from Mettur dam much earlier, kuruvai cultivation crossed 5.36 lakh acres. and paddy production touched 12.76 lakh tonnes,” Mr. Stalin added.
