Delta farmers in a quandary on kuruvai cultivation
Farmers in the Cauvery delta are struggling with the decision to plant kuruvai crops due to insufficient water storage in the Mettur dam and uncertain monsoon forecasts. Farmer associations are calling for government intervention to secure water rights and provide financial compensation for potential losses.
Why it matters
Water scarcity and climate uncertainty pose existential threats to agricultural livelihoods in the Cauvery delta, highlighting the need for better water management policies.
With the Mettur dam not opened on the scheduled date of June 12 because of insufficient storage, farmers in the Cauvery delta districts are in a quandary on whether to go in for kuruvai cultivation or not this season.
The article reports on the farmers' plight and government interactions objectively without favoring one side of the water dispute.
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