Chennai, Oct 14 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Minister M.R.K. Panneerselvam, on Tuesday, assured that the state has adequate fertiliser stock for the ongoing Samba cultivation season and directed officials to ensure uninterrupted supply to farmers across districts in the state.

Chairing a review meeting with district agriculture officers, cooperative societies, and fertiliser manufacturers, the Minister said that the state government has set an ambitious target of cultivating 55 lakh acres of paddy this year.

“So far, more than 10.35 lakh acres have been brought under Samba cultivation, while Kuruvai harvest operations are yielding record results not seen in the past five decades,” he noted.

Panneerselvam said that the Union government had allocated an additional 12

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