{
  "id": 2788970,
  "title": "Edappadi Palaniswami seeks compensation for rain-affected farmers in Tamil Nadu’s Cauvery delta region",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/edappadi-palaniswami-seeks-compensation-for-rain-affected-farmers-in",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-23T12:09:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/edappadi-palaniswami-seeks-compensation-for-rain-affected-farmers-in-tamil-nadus-cauvery-delta-region/article71380865.ece"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami called on the Tamil Nadu government on Sunday to provide compensation to farmers who have suffered crop loss due to recent rains in the Cauvery delta region. The former Chief Minister stated that standing crops in approximately 2,000 acres have been affected in Nagapattinam, Tiruvarur and other districts in the Cauvery delta region. Palaniswami urged the State government to send officials from the Revenue and Agriculture Departments to the affected areas to assess the extent of the crop loss, so that compensation could be awarded. He suggested a compensation of ₹30,000 per acre.",
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