Kerala rain: Bund breach submerges harvest-ready crops at Upper Kuttanad in Alappuzha district
The Hindu
The field was originally scheduled to go under the harvester by October 15, according to an Agriculture Department official
A breach in the outer bund of the 160-hectare Theveri paddy polder at Cheruthana in Upper Kuttanad in Alappuzha district has submerged harvest-ready crops. The bund breach occured in the early hours of Wednesday.
"The field was originally scheduled to go under the harvester by October 15. However, the harvest was delayed due to heavy downpour. The farmers have suffered huge losses," said an Agriculture Department official.
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