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BJP State president Nainar Nagenthran connected Thursday urged the State authorities to expedite the procurement of paddy and supply compensation to farmers whose crops were affected owed to inundation during the caller spell of rain.
In a statement, Mr. Nagenthran said it was distressing to larn that implicit 8,000 metric tonnes of paddy harvested during the Kuruvai play successful the Cauvery delta districts were damaged successful the caller rains. He said it was highly condemnable that adjacent 10 days aft harvesting, the DMK authorities had failed to procure paddy from farmers.
“We person been consistently urging the DMK authorities to expedite the procurement of paddy successful bid to support the livelihood of farmers. However, owed to its negligent approach, not lone were the harvested paddy damaged, but implicit 1,00,000 acres of lasting paddy harvest acceptable for harvest were besides submerged,” helium said.
He urged Chief Minister M.K. Stalin to instrumentality measures connected a warfare footing to guarantee the contiguous procurement of paddy and disburse compensation of ₹50,000 per acre to farmers whose crops were affected by the rain.
