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Gale uproots over 5k banana trees in Avinashi village
The New Indian Express
|May 08, 2024
AT least 5,000 banana trees were uprooted by strong winds in several villages in Avinashi on Saturday and Sunday night.
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Sources said harvest-ready trees were uprooted in just 10 minutes of the wind in Vettuvapalayam, Sevur, Muriyandampalayam, Thandukaranpalayam and Alathur. Many villages with small banana plantations in Kalipalayam, Mudiyar were also affected in Avinashi.
Speaking to TNIE, P Nanda Kumar (37), a farmer in Thandukaranpalayam, said, "Around 1,400 banana trees in my farmland were destroyed. Almost all of them were seven months old.
I spent more than 2 lakh for tilling, fertilizer and maintenance. I was about to harvest, but the wind destroyed them.
Bu hikaye The New Indian Express dergisinin May 08, 2024 baskısından alınmıştır.
Binlerce özenle seçilmiş premium hikayeye ve 9.000'den fazla dergi ve gazeteye erişmek için Magzter GOLD'a abone olun.
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