Alappuzha പോലെ Crop damage was widespread in the district as heavy as the summer monsoon. In Kuttanad and Pallipattu the dam fell on the course collections. Cultivation in various paddy fields was flooded. The damage to agriculture in the district is estimated at `28 crore so far, including 1,511 hectares of paddy. This includes banana and vegetable crops. In Mavelikkara taluk 5 houses were partially destroyed. Mavelikkara Agriculture Asst. There is a loss of Rs 3.55 crore within the limits of the director’s office alone.
The Agriculture Department has initially estimated the loss at around Rs 3 crore. This is because the water level in Achankovilat is high. Although the dam collapsed at Vazhuthanam West South Padasekharam and Viyapuram Chekkamalissery Padasekharam, the farmers built a dam before the water flooded the field. Velianad Kunnankari carp pond collapsed in the course collection. The crop was largely saved as the flow was stopped by the labor of the farmers. In many courses, the water overflowed the outer bund. Champakulam Illimuri South Nine thousand and Pulinkunnu Mecherivaka Padasekharams are in a state of flooding beyond the outer band to the farm.
In the Mavelikkara region, most paddy cultivation was destroyed in Thazakkara, Thekkekkara and Chennithala panchayats. Banana and vegetable crops were also destroyed. In Chengannur region, 700 acres of fields are in crisis due to unavailability of harvesters. The newly constructed bund in the Illimala-Chiravathukkal creek broke in several places due to heavy flooding. Attempts are being made to stack and rebuild the sandbags.
UDF team visits today
Kuttanad: A UDF team led by Leader of Opposition VD Satheesan and UDF Convener MM Hasan will visit the affected areas in Kuttanad today. UDF constituency chairman Joseph Chekotan, convener Thankachan Vazhachira, Congress block presidents CV Rajeev and VK Xavier said the team would visit 9:30 am near Mangombe Thekkekkara Govt.
15 tons light, submerged in summer rains
Poochakkal ∙ Chennampallipuram Panchayat 3rd Ward Chakkanad Veli Shaji was cheated again this summer. It is about 15 tons of concession and could not be harvested due to flooding. The farm is on one and a half acre land near Krishi Bhavan, 4th ward, Chennampallipuram panchayath. The first phase, which started harvesting, sold 3 tonnes. A private company from Palakkad bought 2 tonnes and Horticorp 1 tonne. Meanwhile, the rain was a setback.
Previously harvested pumpkins also failed to sell in the first phase. When the news came in Manorama, the pumpkin was sold with the help of Horticorp and various temples. When the water recedes, Shaji prepares to harvest a not-so-bad young man. In Chennampallipuram panchayath, many paddy fields were flooded due to summer rains.