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Widespread heavy rain in delta districts brightens prospects for samba paddy, brings cheer to farmers

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Water is stagnating within the Huge Temple complicated in Thanjavur after a spell of rain on Monday (November 18, 2024).
| Photograph Credit score: R. Vengadesh

A number of components of the Cauvery delta districts continued to obtain average to heavy rainfall on Monday (November 18, 2024), in what’s seen to be largely helpful northeast monsoon season up to now for farmers.

After Sunday’s (November 17, 2024) widespread heavy rain, some components of the Nagapattinam district, comparable to Vedaranyam, acquired gentle to average rain on Monday (November 18, 2024).

Vedaranyam recorded 19 cm of rain in the course of the 24-hour interval ending at 8.30 a.m. on Monday (November 18, 2024), whereas neighbouring Kodiayakarai registered 15 cm of rain. Thiruthuraipoondi in Tiruvarur district recorded 10 cm of rain, Thalaignayer in Nagapattinam 7 cm, Karaikal 6 cm, Nagapattinam, and Velankanni in Nagapattinam district recorded 5 cm every.

Tiruvarur and Muthpet in Tiruvarur district, Pattukottai, Adiramapattinam and Neivasal Thenpathi in Thanjavur district recorded 4 cm every of rainfall throughout the identical interval

On Monday (November 18, 2024), a number of components of Thanjavur, Tiruvarur, and Mayildauthurai districts acquired average to heavy rain. A vacation was declared for faculties in Thanjavur district as a precautionary measure.

Extra rain on November 19

The Regional Meteorological Centre has predicted extra rain for the delta area and mentioned heavy rain is probably going at remoted locations over Mayiladuthurai, Tiruvarur, Nagapattinam, Thanjavur, Pudukkottai, and Karaikal on Tuesday (November 19, 2024).

The monsoon rains have been largely helpful to farmers up to now. “Apart from kuruvai crops which is on the verge of harvest, the northeast monsoon has been largely useful to the samba crop which is about 50-90 days outdated in numerous components of the district. The rains have are available in on the proper time unfold over days with out affecting the crops. The rainfall has in actual fact helped considerably cut back using urea and pesticides up to now,” mentioned Cauvery Dhanapalan, president, Tamil Nadu Vivasaya Sangankalin Kootamaippu.

In Tiruchi Metropolis, the sky remained overcast for many a part of the day on Monday (November 18, 2024), making for nice climate. The current rain spells and attendant fog have considerably introduced down the temperature over the previous few days.


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