மாண்புமிகு அமைச்சர்களின் ஆய்வு முடிவுகளை அறிந்ததோடு, மண்ணின் மைந்தனாக டெல்டா மாவட்ட மக்களின் துயரை நேரடியாகக் கேட்டறிந்தேன். 68,000 ஹெக்டேர் வரை...

Chief Minister M.K. Stalin stated that approximately 68,000 hectares of agricultural crops had been submerged under floodwaters across the Cauvery delta districts, following an extensive on-the-ground review of ministerial inspection findings and personal meetings with local cultivators. Speaking as a native son of the soil, Stalin expressed profound emotional solidarity with the delta agrarian community, whose months of labor and investment were threatened by torrential Northeast Monsoon downpours.

Earlier, the state government constituted a dedicated six-ministerial panel led by senior cabinet members to tour various delta constituencies, evaluate waterlogged zones, and compute preliminary damage metrics. Combining their official findings with his firsthand observations, Stalin instructed the state relief administration to deploy every available excavator and drainage engine to clear clogged culverts, breached canals, and river mouths, accelerating floodwater runoff into the sea.

Stalin emphasized that the government response will match the unprecedented scale of the calamity. He instructed collectors across Thanjavur, Tiruvarur, Nagapattinam, and Mayiladuthurai to ensure zero delay in enumerating loss and sanctioning interim input relief. By personally confronting the crisis on agricultural fields, Stalin reinforced his administration deep concern for farmers distress and agricultural recovery.