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Mayiladuthurai Farmers Demand Drought Status, Rs 15,000/Acre Relief Amid Water Scarcity
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News18•30-09-2026, 17:45
Mayiladuthurai Farmers Demand Drought Status, Rs 15,000/Acre Relief Amid Water Scarcity
- •Farmers in Mayiladuthurai district are demanding the Tamil Nadu government declare the area drought-hit due to severe water scarcity for Samba paddy cultivation.
- •They seek an unconditional financial relief of Rs 15,000 per acre to compensate for losses.
- •Cultivators faced massive losses during the previous Kuruvai season, forcing them to abandon cultivation on lakhs of acres due to lack of water release from Mettur reservoir.
- •Despite the Mettur dam holding 45 TMC of water, agricultural lands in Mayiladuthurai remain parched, with fields developing cracks.
- •Farmers urged the state government to secure its rightful share of water as per Cauvery Water Management Authority directives to enable agricultural activity.
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Farmers in Mayiladuthurai district urged the Tamil Nadu government to officially declare the district as drought-hit and provide unconditional financial relief of Rs 15,000 per acre due to severe water scarcity affecting Samba paddy cultivation.
Cultivators were forced to abandon Kuruvai cultivation across lakhs of acres because water was not released from the Mettur reservoir.
Mayiladuthurai district farmers' president Rajesh stated that the Mettur dam currently holds 45 TMC of water, yet agricultural lands remain parched with cracked fields due to inadequate water supply.
