Erode: Heavy rain has destroyed the expectations of shallots in Gobichettipalayam and surrounding villages, where a large number of harvest plants have perished after being soaked in rainwater.
The farmers now sort out the good and remove the rotten in the trash.
The salt makers in Gobichettipalayam, Semmandampalayam, Nambiyur and Elathur have fostered shallots on more than 300 hectares this time struggling for three months to grow shallots to the harvest stage.
Speaking with Toi, he said they were preparing to harvest plants a week and sell it.
“Usually, we get 10 tons to 12 tons of red onions per acre.
But this time, we will be lucky if we get at least two tons of hectares, because most plants come down in the rain,” he said.
Other farmers say the current shallots at a price of RS40 per kg in the retail market.
“The level will be suddenly in the coming weeks, until the new stock touches the market.” Gobichettipalayam and the surrounding villages have received a good shower in the last few days.
Most of the land is cultivated in rain water, which damages plants such as rice, small onions, peanuts, cereals and pulses.
“Rain continuously and gobichettipalalayam Taluk has received between 40mm and 100mm rain every day,” said a meteorological officer.
The farmers have urged the district government and the state government to send agricultural department officials to examine their agricultural land and assess their damage.
“The government must compensate for us for our losses.
Many of us have taken loans to grow shallots.
Now our plants are damaged, we are not in a position to pay a loan,” said a farmer.
Tons of red onions perish in heavy rain in Erode Dist
