Virudhunagar district has received ₹22.20 crore towards compensation for maize that faced crop loss due to Fall Armyworm attack.
Speaking at the farmers’ grievance redressal day meeting here on Friday, Collector A. Sivagananam, said that 30,315 farmers who had cultivated maize on 25,047.35.0 hectares of land faced crop loss.
The compensation fund has been disbursed to the tahsildars and the money would soon be deposited to the bank accounts of the affected farmers. He appealed to the farmers to provide their correct bank details to the officials concerned.
Stating that crop insurance scheme would be implemented for coconut farmers in 2019-20, the Collector asked the farmers to approach the Assistant Agricultural Officers of their regions to obtain more details about the scheme.
Farmers were asked to participate in the special camps organised by various banks to collect applications seeking kisan credit cards. The farmers can get those credit cards and avail farm loans at a lower interest of 4% to 7%.
The Collector said that Public Works Department Upper Vaippar Basin Division would take steps to construct a check dam across Pirakudi river at Kettupatti near Rajapalayam after conducting a peace meeting.
Officials of the Department of Agricultural Engineering said if the height of check dams already constructed was higher, field inspection would be conducted and necessary action would be taken.
District Revenue Officer K. Udhyakumar, Joint Director (Agriculture), P. Arunachalam, Joint Registrar (Cooperatives), Dilipkumar, Joint Director (Animal Husbandry), Arunachala Kani, were among those who were present.
