Agriculture
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Delayed Mettur opening could cost 12 lakh tonnes of paddy, Panneerselvam says
Samba and thaladi need 205 TMC of water; Mettur currently holds about 54 TMC.
Tamil Nadu CM Vijay opened the Mettur Dam today for Cauvery delta samba cultivation and drinking
The opening comes 81 days later than the usual June 12 schedule due to low inflow.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Vijay has announced a further ₹3 increase in the milk procurement price
The price had earlier been raised from ₹38 to ₹41.
Mettur Dam is set to be opened for irrigation on September 1
The government says water will be released for 45 days depending on inflow and storage conditions.
Farmland has to be taken, says Sengottaiyan
AIADMK MLA Balakrishna Reddy says Hosur farmland should not go for an airport; the minister says there is no other way.
Return Parandur Airport Land to Farmers: CPM
Shanmugam has demanded that land acquired for the abandoned Parandur airport project be returned to the farmers.
Parandur industrial-use plan raises an environmental consistency question
It is now examining alternative industrial uses for roughly 1,700 acquired acres, while promising that residents, agriculture and the environment will not be harmed.
Aavin milk halt from 24 August?
TVK promised ₹44 a litre; the government announced ₹41. Producers say they will stop supply.
Milk procurement price up ₹3 a litre
CM Vijay announced under Rule 110; more than 3.16 lakh producers to benefit.
Full crop-loan waiver up to ₹75,000
Cooperative-bank loans; ₹35,000 waiver above the ceiling.
12,000 cusecs ordered; 10,000 from Kabini
Karnataka is releasing 10,000 cusecs from Kabini against a 15-day CWMA order of 12,000.
Karnataka told to ensure Cauvery flow
The Cauvery Management Authority ordered Karnataka to release 12,000 cusecs daily to Tamil Nadu for the next 15 days.
Karnataka told to ensure Cauvery flow
The Cauvery Management Authority ordered Karnataka to release 12,000 cusecs daily to Tamil Nadu for the next 15 days.
TN raises paddy and sugarcane farmer bonuses
From 1 September: fine paddy ₹2,750/qtl, common ₹2,600/qtl; sugarcane total ₹4,000/tonne with special incentive.
Tamil Nadu rice prices may rise another ₹10–₹15 a kg
Millers say neighbouring states have cut paddy shipments; traders warn of further open-market hikes if supply does not stabilise.
Scheme name changes in the Tamil Nadu Agriculture Budget 2026-27
The rooftop-garden package becomes Vetri Illatharasi home gardens; the soil-life conservation scheme becomes the TN soil-health mission; Uzhavan app is rebranded as the AI farmer app.
Tamil Nadu Agriculture Budget 2026-27 - part 2
Sugarcane (₹18.36 Cr total), farm ponds, machinery rental hubs, minor millets, wild-boar crop protection, wells, organic farming (Nammazhvar college), market intelligence, Vanmagal drones, 100% crop insurance, AI farmer app, bio-fertiliser incentive, 43,500 t…
Tamil Nadu Agriculture Budget 2026-27 key announcements - part 1
‘Thuli Thuli Thanneer’ drip irrigation expansion gets ₹785 Cr (2.20 lakh acres).
Tamil Nadu Budget 2026-27: transport ₹13,561 crore, agriculture ₹14,984 crore
Three new Chennai metro corridors are recommended.
Cauvery water released from Karnataka dams has reached Tamil Nadu’s Biligundulu border
Kabini outflow is reported at about 25,000 cusecs; Hogenakkal inflow has risen by 1,000 cusecs to 9,000 cusecs.
Heavy rain continues in Karnataka catchment areas
Kabini dam is receiving about 31,700 cusecs; with the reservoir near full capacity, outflow has been raised to 27,000 cusecs.
Udhayanidhi’s speech was wrong - no dispute
Why does TVK show such intensity only here, not on Cauvery water rights and Mekedatu?
Karnataka has been directed to release Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu at 3,500 cusecs a day for 15 days
To counter the order, the Karnataka government has pulled every party, former chief ministers and MPs onto a single platform.
The Cauvery authority ordered Karnataka to ensure 3,500 cusecs of flow to Tamil Nadu for 15 days
Karnataka objected, citing weak inflow and its own drinking water needs.
💧 Kuruvai acreage across the Cauvery delta has fallen sharply this year
Against 5,05,456 acres on 27 July 2025, only 3,87,484 acres are under cultivation on 27 July 2026 - a drop of 1,17,972 acres (23.3%).
Kerala rains have lifted Kabini inflow to about 15,500 cusecs and KRS to about 10,504 cusecs
Hogenakkal rose from 150 cusecs for seven days to 500 cusecs on the morning of 1 August.
Water is being released from the Kabini dam at 10,000 cubic feet per second
Heavy rain in Kerala has raised inflow to 15,500 cusecs, prompting the discharge.
D.K. Shivakumar asks CM Vijay not to visit Karnataka amid the Cauvery row
Shivakumar said water already released to Tamil Nadu has flowed into the sea, and that the Cauvery Management Authority did not accept Karnataka's claim of shortage.
