Rain brings huge losses to Alappuzha’s paddy farmers
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Several farmers who cultivated paddy within the puncha crop season (first crop) have suffered huge losses after summer season rain destroyed harvest-ready crops in giant tracts in numerous components of the district. Besides, a number of tonnes of harvested paddy stored in paddy polders to be shifted to rice mills bought drenched within the rain.
According to paddy farmers and officers, the higher Kuttanad area has been the worst affected. In the Chennithala area, paddy in 500 hectares has been destroyed/submerged. Farmers in Mannar, Thalavady and different components of the area too suffered losses.
With the climate company predicting rain within the coming days, the farmers are a fearful lot. Apart from fields with standing crops getting submerged, the harvested paddy saved within the polders or within the open, due to lack of correct storage amenities, additionally will get broken. Farmers mentioned that due to the excessive moisture content material within the rain-soaked paddy, rice mills have been demanding wastage up to 15 kg per quintal of paddy. This wi leading to friction between the farmers and mills.
“We cannot do much about rain destroying standing crops. But authorities can ensure the procurement of harvested paddy in a time-bound manner. But, unfortunately, that is not happening, adding to the woes of the farmers,” mentioned a paddy farmer from Chennithala.
Kodikunnil Suresh, MP, who visited the submerged paddy fields in Thalavady on Tuesday urged the federal government to present fast reduction to farmers.
In 28,000 ha
Paddy farming has been undertaken in round 28,000 hectares in Alappuzha district, a serious portion being in Kuttanad, within the ‘puncha’ crop season (first crop). So far, paddy harvest is accomplished in round 24,000 hectares. The Kerala State Civil Supplies Corporation (Supplyco) has procured round one lakh tonnes of paddy so removed from the farmers in Alappuzha.
Earlier within the puncha season, seeds offered by the federal government to farmers in Nedumudi, Thakazhi and Veeyapuram failed to germinate. Besides a rise in water degree coupled with bund breaches following unseasonal rain had destroyed paddy in round 600 hectares in Kuttanad and higher Kuttanad.
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