The Hindu·3 min read·medium
Farmers stage sit-in protest over rejection of drought relief
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The Hindu Bureau
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Farmers in Thoothukudi staged a protest after the district administration rejected their request to declare the area drought-affected. While officials cited statistical data as the reason for the rejection, farmers demanded compensation and relief for crop losses and flood damage.
Farmers on Thursday staged a sit-in protest at the grievance redressal meeting at the Collectorate here after their demands for declaration of five blocks in the district as drought-affected areas and compensation were rejected.
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