CHENNAI: As the deadline for obtaining insurance for Samba paddy crops in Tamil Nadu is set to end Saturday, PMK president Anbumani Ramadoss has urged the state government to extend the deadline.

In a statement, Anbumani said that only 48% of the crops cultivated in the Cauvery delta districts have been insured so far. If the deadline is not extended, farmers will not be able to insure their Samba crops.

"In the Cauvery delta districts, Samba and Thaladi crops have so far been planted on a total of 8,69,571 acres. Cultivation is still ongoing in several lakh acres more. However, insurance has been obtained only for 4,16,241 acres out of the total cultivated area. Due to procedural difficulties, the remaining crops have not yet been insured," the added.

He further stated that during the

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