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Time of India
28-05-2025
- Climate
- Time of India
Rain damage assessment under way in Coimbatore district
COIMBATORE: An assessment of the damage caused by the recent heavy spells is under way in Coimbatore district. An official in the district disaster management authority said revenue, horticulture and agriculture departments were assessing damage to huts, properties and crops caused by continuous rain over the past four days. 'Hut damages were reported from Vellalapalayam, Periyanegamam, N Chandrapuram, Unjavelampatti, and Thalakarai areas in Pollachi block. In Kinathukadavu block, huts were damaged in Kappalankarai and Kakkadavu villages on Tuesday,' the official said. Heavy rain accompanied by strong winds destroyed more than 15,000 banana plants in Theethipalayam, Kuppanur and surrounding areas in the district. The Thondamuthur region experienced intense rainfall on Tuesday, while Valparai hills received widespread rain that caused damage to roads, electric poles and trees. Periyasamy, a farmer in Theethipalayam, said as the banana plants were at the harvesting stage, farmers suffered significant losses. 'Horticulture and revenue departments and district administration should conduct a field survey and ensure appropriate compensation from the disaster response fund for the affected farmers,' he said. "Horticulture department officials say the existing govt order provides only Rs17,500 per hectare as compensation from the disaster response fund, which amounts to about Rs 6 per banana plant," he said. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Bolsas nos olhos? (Tente isso hoje à noite) Revista Saúde & Beleza Saiba Mais Undo 'A banana sapling costs Rs 25 at the nursery, and the total production cost is around Rs 300 per plant. Currently, the market value of a banana plant is between Rs 750 and Rs 800. After a year of investment, receiving only Rs 6 per plant is unacceptable. The district administration should recommend changes to the govt order to ensure adequate compensation for banana crops, considering the scale of farmers' losses,' Periyasamy said. Selvaraj, a farmer in Kuppanur, urged the authorities to conduct a field assessment at the earliest to provide timely and adequate relief. He urged them to educate farmers on measures to protect banana plants from wind damage.
New Indian Express
20-05-2025
- Climate
- New Indian Express
Rs 60-crore aid recommended for ryots hit by December rain in Tamil Nadu
THOOTHUKUDI: The agriculture department has recommended compensation of Rs 59.20 crore for crops damaged during the December 2024 rains in the district. According to sources, over 68,444.80 hectares of crops and 17,687.07 hectares of horticulture crops were damaged due to the incessant rainfall from December 13 to 16, a fortnight after "Fengal" cyclone crossed the TN coast. The crop damage was surveyed in January this year. According to officials who surveyed the damages, the agriculture crops cultivated in over 68,444.80 hectares had been damaged. It includes 838.29 hectare of paddy, 58,719.04 hectare of pulses, 8,529.24 hectare of minor millets, 106 hectare of oil seed crops, and 196.85 hectare of cotton crops. As per the report, the district administration has recommended Rs 1.45 crore for paddy crops, Rs 50.11 crore for pulses, Rs 7.37 crore for minor millet crops, Rs 9 lakh for oil seed crops, and Rs 17.51 lakh for cotton crops - a total of Rs 59.20 crore as compensation to farmers. According to horticulture officials over 17,687.07 hectares, including 11,438.27 hectares of red chilli, 4,027 hectares of onion, 1,167.64 hectare of coriander and 961 hectares of banana plantations were damaged. The farmers will get compensation of Rs 17,500 per hectare for irrigated crops, and Rs 18,500 per hectare of dry land crops, a senior officer said. Speaking to TNIE, agriculture department Joint Director Periyasamy said the report is under consideration. The state government has to approve it and release the funds. The compensation will be credited directly to the farmers' bank account. The farmers can also apply for insurance relief, the official added.
New Indian Express
29-04-2025
- Politics
- New Indian Express
Madras High Court revives disproportionate assets case against Minister Periyasamy
CHENNAI: The Madras High Court on Monday revived the disproportionate assets (DA) case registered against Minister for Rural Development I Periyasamy and his family. Justice P Velmurugan passed the orders on criminal revision petitions filed by the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) challenging the discharge of Periyasamy, his wife P Suseela, and sons P Senthilkumar, a sitting MLA, and P Prabhu by a Dindigul court. The DVAC registered an FIR against the minister and his family members in 2012 for amassing assets worth Rs 2.01 crore disproportionate to his known sources of income during the check period from 2006 to 2010, when Periyasamy was holding the revenue portfolio. During arguments, counsels for Periyasamy and his family contended that the income during the check period was duly accounted for and alleged that DVAC had proceeded on wrong facts. They sought dismissal of the revision petitions. However, rejecting the arguments, the court directed the local court to frame charges against the accused forthwith and dispose of the case within six months.
Time of India
28-04-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
3rd Tamil Nadu minister to face graft trial after HC nixes discharge order
CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu's rural development minister I Periyasamy will face trial in a Rs 2 crore disproportionate assets case after Madras high court overturned Monday his discharge by a Dindigul court and ordered the trial's completion within six months. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now Veteran politician Periyasamy becomes the third minister in the current DMK-led govt - after Duraimurugan and MRK Panneerselvam - to have a discharge order reversed by the Madras high court. Justice P Velmurugan, allowing a revision petition filed by directorate of vigilance and anti-corruption (DVAC), directed the special court for cases against MPs and MLAs in Dindigul toreopen proceedings against the Tamil Nadu rural development minister. DVAC's chargesheet accuses Periyasamy, his wife Suseela, and sons Senthilkumar, an MLA, and Prabhu of amassing assets between 2006 and 2010. The Dindigul court had earlier discharged all four, prompting DVAC to appeal to Madras high court. Counsel for TN rural development minister argued the FIR was flawed and based on erroneous calculations of his family's assets.
Time of India
28-04-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Frame charges against TN Minister Periyasamy: Madras High Court
The Madras High Court on Monday directed a Special Court in Dindigul district to frame charges against DMK leader and Tamil Nadu Minister I Periyasamy and his family members in connection with Rs 2.1 crore disproportionate assets case . Justice P Velmurugan gave the directive on a criminal revision petitions filed by Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC), challenging a Special court order discharging Periyasamy and his family members from the case. #Pahalgam Terrorist Attack India stares at a 'water bomb' threat as it freezes Indus Treaty India readies short, mid & long-term Indus River plans Shehbaz Sharif calls India's stand "worn-out narrative" Setting aside the order of the Special Court, Justice Velmurugan directed the Special Court to conduct the trial on a day-to-day basis and complete the same within six months. The prosecution case was that Periyasamy had amassed wealth to the tune of Rs 2.1 crore in his name and in the names of his wife P Suseela and sons P Sentilkumar and P Prabhu, disproportionate to his known sources of income when he was a Minister between 2006 and 2010. GIF89a����!�,D; 5 5 Next Stay Playback speed 1x Normal Back 0.25x 0.5x 1x Normal 1.5x 2x 5 5 / Skip Ads by A Special Court in Dindigul district had discharged all the four persons from the case. Challenging the same, the DVAC filed the present criminal revision petitions in 2018. Periyasamy holds the Rural Development, Panchayats and Panchayat Union portfolios in the incumbent DMK government.
