The coverage of paddy during the current Samba cultivation season in the Cauvery delta this year has been almost one-third of the previous year’s achievement.
Only around 1 lakh acres were covered in the delta against 3.2 lakh acres a year ago, according to a review of the position made in the last week of September. However, farmers and officials are confident of normal Samba coverage that the region would do.
Normally, the coverage is 12 to 13 lakh acres under Samba and the virtually concurrent Tha
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