CHENNAI: Even as senior leaders from both the ruling DMK and the Opposition AIADMK have toured the delta districts to assess the impact of the northeast monsoon, widespread distress among farmers continues to mount across the Cauvery region.
The twin crises of delayed paddy procurement and heavy rain have left thousands of tonnes of harvested Kuruvai crops damaged or at risk of rotting.
Leader of the Opposition and AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami visited several districts in the delta region on Wednesday, interacting with farmers and inspecting rain-soaked heaps of paddy stacked outside Direct Procurement Centres (DPCs).