❖ Despite Tamil Nadu’s poor realisation of Cauvery water during the current water year, the delta region has exceeded the normal coverage during the Samba / Thaladi cultivation season by three lakh acres. 

❖ However, the achievement fell short of the target by about 1.25 lakh acres.

❖ At the end of April, the cumulative realisation of Cauvery water was around 78.8 tmc ft.

❖ Against the normal coverage of 8.9 lakh acres (based on an average of five years), the delta region achieved about 11.93 lakh acres

. ❖ The harvested area comprised around 11.67 lakh acres.

❖ The area under direct sowing accounts for about 45.7%, or 3.32 lakh acres, in the Samba season alone.