Overflowing waterbodies add to Delta’s rain pain
Heavy flow in rivers Ariyaru and Maruthaiyar caused fresh breaches and water entered into the paddy fields as well as the residential areas in Tiruchy, Perambalur and Ariyalur
As the flooding situation persists in delta region due to overflowing of water in all the waterbodies and many residential localities, Maruthaiyar river which flows through Permbalur and Ariyalur district before joining the Kollidam, had breached in several areas causing inundation in more than 10 villages on Saturday.
Due to the inundation across the region, the normal life of the people especially the farmers had been thrown out of gear. Officials said that over 50,000 acre of samba have submerged across the region as breaches in many water bodies were recorded on Saturday.
Though the PWD officials involved themselves in plugging the breaches, the heavy flow of water into the rivers like Ariyaru and Maruthaiyar caused fresh breaches and water entered into the paddy fields as well as the residential areas in Tiruchy, Perambalur and Ariyalur districts. Sources said that the breach in Maruthaiyar had affected over 2000 acre of paddy fields in around 10 villages including Sullankudi, Venganur and Karaivetti villages in Ariyalur.
Meanwhile in Thanjavur, the rains that lashed till Friday late hours resulted in several damages to the properties as well as to the standing crops. Sources said around 159 houses including 123 thatched houses were damaged in Thanjavur district alone while a family of six had a great escape while the wall had collapsed at Keezhapoonthuruthi near Thiruvaiyaru. Since the collapsed wall had fallen outside the house, they escaped without any injuries.
Out of the total 3.05 lakh acre samba cultivation, 25 acres of standing crops of samba and thalady are still submerged in Thanajvur. Farmers claimed that they have to replant them once the water drains from the fields. Similarly, in Mayiladuthurai and Tiruvarur, around 30,000 acre paddy crops submerged, sources added.