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Nil possibility of Mettur dam getting opened on June 12

Agricultural specialists advise farmers to skip Kuruvai cultivation due to low Mettur storage, opt for Samba instead.

Distress in the delta

Distress in the delta

Organic farmer Pandithurai surveys his paddy nursery, ready for transplantation, but his field is not due to lack of water. Farmers in the Cauvery delta are in distress due to the inter-State river water sharing dispute. Kuruvai and samba crops have been affected, with no water in canals and little…

Stalin announces compensation of ₹13,500 per hectare for kuruvai crops

Stalin announces compensation of ₹13,500 per hectare for kuruvai crops

CM Stalin announces ₹13,500/hectare compensation for delta farmers affected by lack of Cauvery water for kuruvai crop. Adequate water not received from Karnataka, resulting in 40,000 acres of crop affected. Damage to be calculated, farmers to receive compensation.

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Karnataka’s defiant stand on Cauvery is against federalism: Anbumani

Anbumani Ramadoss strongly condemned Karnataka's refusal to release Cauvery water to TN & urged Centre to intervene. He said CM Stalin should go to Karnataka & save Kuruvai crop. He criticized Udayanidhi Stalin's comment on Sanatana Dharma & blamed organisers & police for A.R. Rahman's concert fiasco.

When the life force of Cauvery is inadequate

When the life force of Cauvery is inadequate

Palaniswami wants DMK to explain why it is not urging its ally, Congress, to release Cauvery water as stipulated by the Supreme Court

AIADMK's Edappadi K. Palaniswami questions DMK's inaction on Cauvery water release. He accuses CM M.K.Stalin of releasing water from Mettur dam without data from Meteorological dept. He demands relief for farmers hit by water shortage for Kuruvai cultivation. AMMK's T.T.V. Dhinakaran expresses condolences for nine dead in Madurai railway station…

Ramadoss demands all-party meeting to discuss Karnataka’s decision to appeal against Water Authority’s order

S. Ramadoss urges TN govt to call all-party meeting to discuss way forward after Karnataka refuses to release Cauvery water. He condemns DK Shivakumar's plan to appeal against CWMA order of 10,000 cusecs in 15 days, as Kuruvai crops need 50 tmc. He calls Karnataka govt two-faced for saying 10…

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Stalin announces ₹75.95 crore ‘kuruvai’ special package

Stalin announces ₹75.95 crore ‘kuruvai’ special package

Speaking to reporters after opening the shutters at Mettur, releasing water 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…

Kuruvai cultivation yet to gain momentum in Thanjavur, Tiruvarur districts

Kuruvai cultivation yet to gain momentum in Thanjavur, Tiruvarur districts

With just two to three weeks left for the lifting of the shutters of the Stanley Reservoir at Mettur for meeting irrigation purposes in the Delta region, kuruvai crop cultivation activities are yet to gain momentum in the two major Delta districts of Thanjavur and Tiruvarur.

Tamil Nadu: Kuruvai cultivation may exceed target area by 4 times in Madurai

Tamil Nadu: Kuruvai cultivation may exceed target area by 4 times in Madurai

MADURAI: Following the release of water from the Vaigai dam for the irrigation of kuruvai (short-term) paddy crop on June 2, the cultivable area is likely to exceed 10,000 hectares against the set target of 2,500 hectares this year. The kuruvai cultivation extended to 9,700 hectares last year.

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Focus now on the government’s move on Kuruvai package

Focus now on the government’s move on Kuruvai package

Farmers are divided on package of assistance for the cultivation season

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