Kuruvai, also known as "short-term" in
Tamil, are the crops grown in cauvery Delta of
Tamil Nadu
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state in
India
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. The crops that are grown in this delta are mostly paddy and the health of these crops and the eventual livelihood of these farmers are extremely dependent on abundant flow of water on the
Cauvery river
The Kaveri (also known as Cauvery, the anglicized name) is one of the major Indian rivers flowing through the states of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. The Kaveri river rises at Talakaveri in the Brahmagiri range in the Western Ghats, Kodagu dist ...
.
The river has been the center of controversy between Tamil Nadu State and Karnataka State of India. The river which originates in
Karnataka
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has been the life line of farmers of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. Karnataka's capital city Bangalore gets its drinking water from Krishnaraja sagar Dam.
Month of Sowing: June - July,
Duration : < 120 days,
Suitable varieties: Short duration varieties,
Cultivating places: Tiruchirapalli,
Perambalur,
Karur
Karur () is a city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Karur is the administrative headquarters of Karur district. It is located on the banks of Amaravathi River, River Amaravathi, Kaveri and Noyyal.
Karur is well known for the export of Home Te ...
,
Thanjavur
Thanjavur (), also Tanjore, Pletcher 2010, p. 195 is a city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Thanjavur is the 11th biggest city in Tamil Nadu. Thanjavur is an important center of South Indian religion, art, and architecture. Most of the Gr ...
,
Nagapattinam
Nagapattinam (''nākappaṭṭinam'', previously spelt Nagapatnam or Negapatam) is a town in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and the administrative headquarters of Nagapattinam District. The town came to prominence during the period of Medieva ...
,
Tiruvarur
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, Pudukottai and Erode districts.
Agriculture in Tamil Nadu
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