As water from Mettur dam would not be released on the
customary date of June 12 this year due to poor storage, Chief Minister
Jayalalithaa on Wednesday June 01,2016 announced a slew of measures to boost the
cultivation of the short-term
kuruvai
crop in the delta region.
The Rs. 54.65-crore package
unveiled includes a subsidy of Rs. 4,000/acre to farmers
who use mechanical paddy transplanters for cultivation; Rs. 40 crore has
been earmarked for this.
The subsidy would be
directly transferred to the bank accounts of the farmers, Chief Minister
Jayalalithaa said in a statement after she chaired a high-level meeting
to review the
kuruvai
cultivation in delta areas in the Secretariat on Wednesday June 01,2016
As
the water storage in Mettur dam stood at 45.82 feet against the minimum
90 feet necessary to release water from the reservoir, Ms. Jayalalithaa
said even if Tamil Nadu were to receive 10 TMC of water due from
Karnataka for June, it still would not be sufficient for the release.
According to her, the six delta districts received sufficient rainfall recently, resulting in an improved water table.
The TN Government would also allocate Rs. 5.70 crore for distributing seeds to farmers in Vennaru area to improve the soil quality.
“This would help develop the land in the area and also lead to high yield in samba cultivation,” she said.
Hundred
per cent subsidy would be provided to farmers for buying high-density
polyethylene pipes for optimal use of water and for obtaining
micro-nutrients, she said.
To improve the soil quality, zinc sulphate would be made available at a subsidy of Rs. 400/acre.
For
the benefit of farmers facing water shortage along the Cauvery, a
subsidy of Rs. 1,400/acre would be provided for cultivating millets.
About Rs. 2.10 crore has been earmarked for providing subsidy to over
15,000 acres.
The TN Government would also
continue to provide three-phase power to farmers in the delta region as
it did during the last four years, Ms. Jayalalithaa added.
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