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Deficit rainfall successful Tiruppur territory truthful acold during this twelvemonth has placed farmers successful a spot of bother.
Out of yearly rainfall of 698.46 mm, 139.60 mm was recorded till May end, which is lesser by 48.03 mm.
The shortage rainfall adversely impacts dryland farming successful Palladam, Kunnathur, Mulanur, Dharapuram and Kangayam blocks wherever adust crops similar groundnut and sorghum are raised.
According to officials, farmers pin hopes connected south-west monsoon play that would past till September.
The level astatine Amaravathy Dam astatine 8 a.m. connected Monday was 32.58 feet against the maximum of 90 feet, with retention of 478.09 mcft against the capableness of 4047 mcft. The inflow was 219 cusecs.
Catchment areas of Thirumoorthy Dam received overmuch higher rainfall of 791 cusecs. The dam level was 51.38 feet against the maximum of 69 feet with retention of 1572.43 mcft against the capableness of 1935.25 mcft.
The mean rainfall implicit the past 24 hours ending 8 a.m. was 8.66 mm.
Moderate rainfall was recorded astatine the rainfall gauge stations astatine Tiruppur South Taluk Office (29 mm), Uthukuli Taluk Office (37 mm), and Palladam Taluk Office (48 mm).
Light rainfall was recorded astatine the rainfall gauge stations successful Tiruppur North Taluk Office (7 mm), Collector Camp Office (6.5 mm), Collector Office (10 mm), Avinashi Taluk Office (13 mm), Kangeyam Taluk Office (11.6 mm), Udumalpet Taluk Office (11 mm).
On its part, the Department of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare has maintained effect stocks: Paddy 35 metric tonnes, millets 15.15 metric tonnes, cereals 22.75 metric tonnes, and lipid seeds 39.28 metric tonnes.
The territory has a banal of 2,680 metric tonnes of urea, 1,351 metric tonnes of DAP, 5,506 metric tonnes of Complex, and 826 metric tonnes of ace phosphate, arsenic per authoritative data.
