Chennai, Feb 12 (IANS) Farmers across Tamil Nadu’s Cauvery delta districts are reporting a noticeable decline in samba paddy yields this season, with nearly a quarter of the cultivated area already harvested in three of the four major districts. Many growers say production has fallen compared to last year due to adverse weather conditions and water management challenges.In Thanjavur district, samba and thaladi crops were raised on about 1.31 lakh hectares, of which harvesting has been completed …
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Chennai, Feb 4 (IANS) Tamil Nadu’s Central Zone police have initiated a comprehensive verification drive to ensure that all foreign nationals and students residing across multiple districts comply with mandatory registration norms under the Immigration and Foreigners Act–2025. The exercise aims to strengthen monitoring mechanisms and ensure that property owners and institutions follow due procedures while accommodating foreign residents.As part of the drive, officials are cross-checking whet…
Chennai, Jan 12 (IANS) The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast heavy rainfall in seven districts of Tamil Nadu on Monday, as an atmospheric low-pressure system continues to prevail over the southern coastal region of the state and the adjoining Gulf of Mannar. The weather system is expected to trigger intense showers across parts of the Cauvery delta and surrounding regions, prompting authorities to advise caution.According to the IMD, districts likely to receive heavy rainfall to…
Chennai, Jan 6 (IANS) Heavy rainfall is likely to lash several districts of Tamil Nadu on January 9 and 10, particularly across the delta and northern coastal regions, following the formation of a low-pressure area over the Bay of Bengal, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Tuesday.In an official weather bulletin, the IMD said that an atmospheric circulation prevailing over the central parts of the southern Bay of Bengal has intensified into a low-pressure area. The system is expec…
Chennai, Jan 5 (IANS) The Regional Meteorological Centre, Chennai, on Monday forecast the possibility of heavy rainfall in six districts of Tamil Nadu on January 9 and 10, attributing the expected weather conditions to prevailing atmospheric circulations over the Arabian Sea and adjoining regions. In a statement, the weather office said a low-level cyclonic circulation is currently persisting over the south Kerala coast and the southeast Arabian Sea. In addition, an upper-level cyclonic circulat…
Tiruchy (Tamil Nadu), Dec 29 (IANS) Farmers across the Cauvery delta districts have urged the Tamil Nadu government to extend the release of water from the Mettur dam until the end of February, citing widespread delays in Samba paddy cultivation caused by adverse weather conditions and crop damage earlier this season. Traditionally, water from the Mettur reservoir is released on June 12 every year for Kuruvai and Samba cultivation and is mandatorily stopped by the end of January.However, farmers…
Chennai, Dec 29 (IANS) The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast moderate rainfall across several parts of Tamil Nadu over the next three days, owing to an active atmospheric circulation prevailing over the Comorin region and the adjoining southeast Arabian Sea.According to the Weather Department, delta districts, including Thanjavur, Tiruvarur, Nagapattinam, Mayiladuthurai and Pudukkottai, are likely to receive moderate rainfall on Monday.Similar weather conditions are expected to …