 | Despite concerns, summer paddy cultivation acreage in Thanjavur to rise by 20 per centBesides the regular kuruvai, samba and thaladi seasons, farmers in the district with energised pump set facilities to draw groundwater usually go for the short-term summer paddy cultivation. |
 | Delay in drought relief disbursal unsettles Ramnad farmersCrop damage compensation has been released for delta districts, but not yet for the farmers in Ramanathapuram. |
