TIRUCHY: Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister MRK Panneerselvam visited flood-hit Delta districts on Friday and ordered officials to extend on-time rain alerts and ways to save their crops from damage.

Agriculture and revenue officials have been asked to enumerate the extent of crop damage and share recommendations for the compensation to be issued.

The minister inspected the worst-hit places, including ready-to-harvest kuruvai and standing crops that had submerged in water in several areas. He also inspected the ongoing paddy procurement in the Direct Procurement Centres (DPCs).

He told reporters that the Chief Minister, MK Stalin, had convened a meeting with the Collectors of the Delta districts well ahead of the onset of the North East monsoon, and had enquired about the status

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