Chennai, June 12 -- Soon after releasing waters from the Mettur dam on
the scheduled date of June 12, Thursday, for irrigation and enable farmers
in Cauvery delta region to take up Kuruvai crop cultivation, Tamil Nadu Chief
Minister M K Stalin brought more cheers to them by hiking the procurement
price of paddy to Rs 2,500 per quintal.
Speaking at an official function in Salem soon after opening the sluice gates
of the Stanley Reservoir for irrigating more than 17.15 lakh acre of farm lands,
began his address with an announcement that the farmers would henceforth
get Rs 2,500 per quintal as procurement price for paddy.
Mr Stalin said the procurement price for ordinary variety of paddy has been
raised to Rs 131 and for fine variety...