The unseasonal showers have rained plenty of woe on the farmers of Chamarajanagar, as attested to by the fact that standing crops across 2,523 hectares were destroyed in the district. A joint survey conducted by personnel from the revenue, agriculture, horticulture and sericulture departments ascertained the extent of the losses, which was found to be rather staggering. The other key finding of the survey, conducted at the behest of Chamarajanagar deputy commissioner Charulatha Somal, was that 640 houses were damaged owing to the record rainfall that the border district registered in November.
