Summary:
Overnight, everything changed,” he said.The devastation caused by cyclone Gaja has left many coconut farmers in deep distress. The 45-year-old, who had raised coconut trees on his seven-acre patch of land in Thanjavur district, has nothing today. The saplings would be given to farmers after it is 10 months old and gets hardened. As the facility at Veppankulam has also faced some damage, Jawaharlal said the facilities at Aliyar and Coimbatore would be used to provide saplings. He said after the people have been rehabilitated and the damage assessed, the recovery process of coconut would begin..