No compensation package yet in sight for Cuddalore farmers affected by Cycone Nivar
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December 15, 2020 12:41 IST
The incessant heavy rains submerged large tracts of agricultural land inflicting damage and destroying their harvest, farmers said
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Two farmers looking at their agricultural fields in Thiruchopuram in Kurunjipadi block, completely submerged due to Cyclone Nivar and the torrential rains | Photo Credit: S.S. Kumar
The incessant heavy rains submerged large tracts of agricultural land inflicting damage and destroying their harvest, farmers said
Farmers in the tail-end Delta region of Cuddalore district affected by the fury of Cyclone Nivar and the torrential rains this north-east monsoon are in distress. The incessant heavy rains submerged large tracts of agricultural land inflicting damage and destroying their harvest, but there is, as yet, no compensation package in sight.
Farmers stage protest
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About 50 farmers owing allegiance to the Cauvery Delta Farmers Federation on Friday staged a novel protest against the farm laws.
The Federation despatched a parcel containing ‘loin cloths’ through regular post from the Kattumannarkovil post office to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s office to register their protest against the laws and demanded that the government repeal them.
According to K.V. Elangeeran, president of the Federation, “This was a symbolic protest against the farm laws. If the laws are enforced even loin cloths would not be left for farmers. Hence, the laws should be repealed in the interests of farmers.” Farmers should be protected so that the food security would be ensured, he added.