Burevi: Minister promises aid to those who have not insured crops

Trichy: Agriculture minister K P Anbalagan has promised that necessary measures will be taken to provide compensation to the farmers who have not insured their crop.

Speaking to reporters in Tiruvarur on Monday, the minister said, “Almost all the farmers have insured their crops. However, measures will be taken to provide compensation to the farmers who lost their samba paddy due to the Cyclone Burevi, though they have not insured their crops. The agriculture and revenue department will do the needful to the farmers to get their cyclone relief,” the minister said.

In Tiruvarur district, 1.29 lakh farmers have insured samba paddy crops raised in 3.96 lakh acres in the district. Standing crops raised in 2.18 lakh acres have been inundated after the rain, he said.

Minister Anbalagan along with food minister R Kamaraj inspected the rain-affected areas and paddy fields in Kachanam, Palayankudi, Thandalacheri, Sairam colony, Abisheka Kattalai, Pamani, Nunakadu, Ezhilur, Maruthavanam, Mangudi, Ammalur, Pandi, Vilangadu, Jambuvanodai and Muthupettai along with district collector V Santha.

State handloom and textile minister O S Manian, minister for municipal administration, rural development and implementation of special programme S P Velumani, minister for health C Vijaya Baskar along with district collector Praveen P Nair conducted a review meeting in Nagapattinam to discuss the relief work in the district on Monday.

Speaking to reporters after the review meeting at the collectorate in Nagapattinam, minister S P Velumani said that out of the 3.34 lakh acres of samba paddy cultivated in the district, standing crops in 1.50 lakh acres have been inundated. Breaches occurred at 172 places in rivers, lakes and small canals. However, PWD authorities took swift action and set right the breaches and averted further inundation, he said.

Source: The Times of India