In view of the reduced flow in the Cauvery and the Kollidam and in anticipation of scarcity conditions, the district administration has taken up the exercise by involving Water Resources, Agriculture, and Agriculture Engineering departments
All is not well in the famed ‘Granary of South India’. Between a poor southwest monsoon and lack of water in the Cauvery, crops and farmers are left high and dry. The kuruvai cultivation area in Thanjavur alone has dipped to around 89,000 acres this season from around 1,94,000 acres in the previous cultivation year. This report describes the situation on the ground