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Belagavi: Congress MLA from Puttur constituency, Ashok Rai has voiced his concerns regarding farmer suffering from the detection of yellow disease in arecanut crops in 10 villages of Sullia taluk during the discussion on drought in the Legislative Assembly on Friday here at Suvarna Vidhana Soudha.

Rai highlighted that there is 37,317 hectares of land in 10 villages of Sulya Taluk. Of this, 11,449 hectares are agricultural land. Out of this, 5558 farmers have grown arecanut crop in 5111 hectare area and are suffering from yellow disease, he said.

“Even though the yellow disease has been detected in the arecanut crop, no relief has been announced to the farmers so far. Farmers are in debt. The price of arecanut per quintal has come down to Rs 410 from Rs 480-500.” He further demanded that Rs 700 per day should be paid to agricultural workers. “Amidst such conditions, the central government has cleared the nod to import 12 thousand tons of arecanut.”

He highlighted the need for the state agriculture minister to engage with the central government to address the challenges faced by arecanut growers in the state. Rai warned that if the yellow disease spreads from Sullia to Puttur, it could lead to more significant issues.

Additionally, Rai mentioned that the central government has submitted an affidavit in the Supreme Court claiming that nuts contain nicotine. He urged the state government to engage in discussions with the Center to ensure that arecanuts from the state do not contain nicotine, addressing potential health concerns.

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Chennai: The Tamil Nadu government has replaced the rupee symbol with a Tamil letter in promotional material for the 2025-26 state budget, set to be presented on Friday. The move comes amid the ruling DMK’s ongoing opposition to the Centre’s three-language formula under the National Education Policy, which it views as an attempt to impose Hindi.

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