THE unseasonal widespread rain in the delta districts of Thanjavur and Tiruvarur on Thursday has left farmers worried over a significant drop in yield as their ready-for-harvest samba and thalady paddy have been hit.
The rain comes when harvesting of the samba and thalady paddy cultivated over 3.5 lakh acres in Thanjavur district has been completed over only around one lakh acres so far.
The rain gauge readings (in mm) in a few parts of the district over a 10-hour period ending 4 pm on Thursday are: Ayyampettai-43 mm, Adirampattinam-39, Thanjavur -25 and Kumbakonam-21.
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