“Paddy, tapioca and other crops are cultivated in this area. Pandarakkari and adjacent Mangalakkari farms, which were submerged, were recently visited by agriculture department officials to assess the losses. My paddy cultivation in 75 cents was completely destroyed,” said Vivekanandan, who also works at a pump house near the lake. The steps taken by the irrigation department to prevent flooding have failed. So, when water from the lake enters the paddy fields on the higher plain, it flows over the bund to the fields below.
Though there is a bund, it is of the same height as the paddy fields on its other side.
“Though the rain was less in the district compared to other districts, it was enough to flood the area. Sadasivan C, who had planted about 500 plantains by taking a loan of Rs 2 lakh, is devastated after the flood. However, we haven’t got any compensation from the agriculture department.” This is the situation of the farmers who had cultivated various crops in about 200 acres of land in Vellayani region too. “We have incurred a loss of more than `30 lakh so far due to repeated flooding in the region. Vijayan also highlighted that despite the repeated crop losses in heavy rain and flooding, the authorities concerned haven’t taken any action to mitigate the yearly occurrence. Apart from plantains, vegetables such as spinach, which were ready for harvesting, were completely damaged,” he said. Previously, we had planted about 500 plantains but those were damaged in the heavy rain. “This is the fourth time that our crops are getting damaged due to flooding in the region.
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