Summary:
more-inWith the storage at Mettur reservoir improving over the past few days, thanks to substantial inflow from Karnataka, cautious optimism prevails among farmers in delta districts over prospects of kuruvai crop. V.Jeevakumar, district vice-president of Tamil Nadu Vivasaya Thozhilalar Sangam, observed that farmers could go for a late kuruvai crop. Kuruvai crop could not be raised in a majority of the normal area in the core delta district in Tamil Nadu for the past six consecutive years. Mr.
Ranganathan suggested that farmers, depending on local conditions, could opt for kuruvai crop in such a scenario. If the storage improves appreciably by then, a bold decision can be taken (to release water)” observed Mannargudi S.Ranganathan, general secretary, Cauvery Delta Farmers Welfare Association..