Kodagu's Food Growers Await Rain with Hope

Gonikoppal.July 21: The Lakshmana Theertha river, which was a witness to the richness of the green Syrian land of Kodagu, has reached the point of losing its existence. Today, the river that was supposed to flow in full force at the end of July, is seen as more rocks than water.

The Lakshmana Theertha river flowing near Kanur in South Kodagu has dried up and hundreds of farmers living around this river depend on the water of this river to cultivate thousands of acres of paddy land. But this time, due to the lack of rain, paddy cultivation has suffered a setback.

This year, Varuna Dev has given his hand to the food provider who lives by trusting nature. 

Agricultural activities that were supposed to start in June have been hampered due to lack of rain. Farmers are forced to resort to pump sets to water their fields, pouring the little water left in the ponds and banks into the fields and preparing for planting.

The livelihood of most farmers in Kodagu depends on paddy cultivation. The farmer who used to till the land, sow the seeds, and dream of green is now worried. He has worked hard to prepare the paddy fields for planting, determined not to leave them fallow. However, the question that haunts the farmer is whether the paddy cultivation will be completed without the grace of the rain that has not poured.

Hundreds of families in the vicinity who used to farm by taking refuge in the Lakshmana Tirtha river are now spending their days looking at the face of the rain. The river is completely drained, water is not available for farming, and uncertain rain. Amidst all this, the breadwinner is in despair. Will Varuna show his grace again? Or will this time's paddy cultivation slip away? The farmer of Kodagu is living in fear.

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