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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 key announcements - part 1
‘Thuli Thuli Thanneer’ drip irrigation expansion gets ₹785 Cr (2.20 lakh acres).
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 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?
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.
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.
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.
💧 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%).
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.
