Friday, December 12, 2008

Floods Ruin Crop In Tamil Nadu Still Under Water - Dec 12, 2008

The government of India's southern state of Tamil Nadu may have to buy food grains, especially rice, from the central pool to offset the huge losses in paddy crop as a result of the floods caused by cyclone Nisha. After the initial report of the agriculture department indicated that nearly 5 lakh hectares of paddy fields were damaged in cyclonic rain.

In Thiruvarur, a sizable portion of farmland is still under water. In Thanjavur, officials categorized damaged crops into three - crops to be immediately harvested, crops to be harvested in a fortnight, and crops spoilt. Initial estimates indicate that more than 50% of the harvest area could be fully or partially damaged, officials said.

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