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Poor monsoon and no Cauvery water: distress in Tamil Nadus delta region

All is not well in the famed Granary of South India. Between a poorsouthwest monsoon and lack of water in theCauvery, crops and farmers are left high and dry. Thekuruvaicultivation area inThanjavuralone has dipped to around 89,000 acres this season from around 1,94,000 acres in the previous cultivation year. This report describes the situation on the ground

12 Jul 2026 3:40 pm