The district administration has introduced a ‘WhatsApp’ number to inform and get relief from rain-induced incidents. The public could share any such information on ‘WhatsApp’ number 9443656811.
Toll-free helpline number 1077 could also be used, Collector M. Ravikumar said here on Monday.
The recent rain improved the storage of water in tanks in the district. During October, a rainfall of 303 mm occurred against the average of 383 mm. So far in November, 115 mm of rainfall had been registered against the average rainfall of 185 mm. Among 53 system irrigation tanks, storage reached their peak in 28 tanks, above 75 per cent in two tanks and below 75 per cent in 23 tanks.
The Collector said that there were 54 tanks in Korampallam basin reservoir area, in which water storage was below 70 per cent of the capacity. As for rain-fed tanks, seven out of 403 touched the brim, and 132 other tanks recorded a storage of 75 per cent and above, he said.
Fertilizers were adequately stocked to cater to the needs of farmers in the district. A total of 2,500 tonnes of urea, 1,240 tonnes of DAP, 635 tonnes of potash and 1,000 tonnes of complex were available. A special team comprising eight officials from the Department of Agriculture had been constituted to check overpricing of fertilizers by private dealers.
On agriculture productivity, the Collector said that a target of 1,58,253 hectares was set for cultivation of foodgrain crops across the district with the expected yield of 5.65 lakh tonnes. Last year, foodgrain crops covered 1,41,906 hectares and the productivity touched 5.54 lakh tonnes.
Joint Director of Agriculture V. Jeyakumar and Assistant Director of Agriculture S. Mathiazhagan (Quality Control) were present.
Source : The Hindu
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