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Heavy rainfall from the northeast monsoon and Cyclone Ditwah has near a important stock of paddy fields inundated successful Nagapattinam district, Collector P. Akash has said.
In a property release, helium said of the 51,592.858 hectares nether samba and thaladi cultivation this season, a preliminary study had pegged 22,821.98 hectares arsenic submerged. Acting connected the Chief Minister’s directions, flood-monitoring committees had been formed astatine the territory and taluk levels. Joint teams of Agriculture and Revenue Department officials are inspecting affected fields, and compensation would beryllium recommended wherever harvest harm exceeded 33% arsenic per authorities norms.
Issuing a harvest absorption advisory, the Collector urged farmers to drain excess h2o from fields without hold by cutting oregon clearing drainage channels astir the crop. During the bedewed spell, they should debar applying fertilizers, spraying pesticides oregon utilizing weedicides, and alternatively intimately show pest and illness incidence, resorting to works extortion lone erstwhile it crossed the economical threshold.
Where yellowing and nutrient deficiency were seen, farmers had been advised to spray a solution prepared by mixing 2 kg of urea and 1 kg of zinc sulphate successful 200 litres of water, and to supply astir 25% further nitrogen and potash arsenic apical dressing to flood-affected crops connected the proposal of tract officers. Field bunds should beryllium kept clean, greenish manure crops encouraged and chemic fertilizers utilized strictly astatine recommended doses.
With the northeast monsoon expected to past till the extremity of December, Mr. Akash asked farmers to promptly pass section Agriculture officials of immoderate caller harm and get method guidance.
For horticultural crops, helium advised earthing up astir plants and trees, staking and propping, and reducing crown load successful perennial crops similar coconut wherever necessary. Owners of polyhouses, shade-net houses and star pump systems had been asked to unafraid structures firmly and support panels and electrical fencing during aggravated weather.
