Heavy rains submerge paddy fields; Mannargudi farmers demand compensation, improved canal system

Mannargudi: Continuous heavy rainfall over the past several days has left vast stretches of paddy fields submerged in Mannargudi, causing extensive crop damage and pushing farmers into distress.

Approximatly, 3.5 lakh acres were under Samba and Thaladi paddy cultivation across Thiruvarur district. Of this, more than 20,000 acres of standing crops have been inundated following persistent rains over the last ten days.