TN farmers movement’s protest against Karnataka Congress march for Mekedatu dam
Chennai, Jan 20 (BPNS) Tamil Nadu farmer groups and organisations have lodged strong protests against the Karnataka Pradesh Congress conducting a padayatra against the state and central governments for the construction of a dam across Cauvery river at Mekedatu. Tamizhaga Cauvery Vivasaigal Sangam general secretary P.R. Pandian came out strongly against the Tamil Nadu Congress […]
20,000-acre paddy damaged in rains in Delta districts of TN in rains
Chennai, Jan 3 (BPNS) The heavy rains that lashed the delta districts of Tamil Nadu including Thanjavur and Tiruvarur in the past two days have led to a crop loss of around 20,000 acres of paddy and 1000 acres of black gram. Agriculture department officials told IANS that a detailed study on the exact crop […]
TN agricultural department implement rationing system for tomato sale in Coimbatore
Chennai, Nov 26 ( BPNS) Tamil Nadu agricultural department has implemented a rationing system for sale of tomatoes in Coimbatore. This is to prevent bulk purchases at Uzhavar Sandhai’s or farmers’ markets. According to the agricultural department, an individual consumer can buy a maximum of 2 kg of tomatoes while 5 kg can be bought […]
TN farmers petitions state agriculture department for compensation for heavy losses in recent rains
Chennai, Nov 22 (BPNS) The farmers of Tamil Nadu who have lost a huge quantity of crops to the recent rains and floods have petitioned the state agriculture department to provide compensation for their losses. During the rains, around 1,50,000 hectares of crop was inundated in water in the state leading to the total loss […]