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Suggested Palliative Measures for Phailin Cyclone Affected Eastern Coastal Districts
- Drain outexcess water from the inundated fields.
- Remove extremely broken plants from the orchards.
- When plants are broken due to excess winds-- Provide Staking where ever possible for physical support.
- Remove dead plants of East Coast Tall var. of coconut. Discourage planting tall varieties.
- Recommend the dwarf varieties like Dwarf Cavendish as in banana and in Coconut dwarf varieties like: Kalpa Raksha, Chowghat Orange Dwarf (COD) and Chowghat Green Dwarf (CGD).
- When the growing tip or crown is twisted, correct the positions wherever possible.
- Avoid all tall coconut varieties like East Coast Tall and recommend the dwarf varieties or Tall × Dwarf varieties in coastal or cyclone prone areas.
- Grow wind breaks at appropriate spacings from main plantation around all orchards.
- Shelterbelts may be planned around banana plantations.
- Remove the affected banana plants and allow 1 or 2 sword suckers per mound in place of the removed plant.
- In cashewnut, cut the damaged twigs, branches and other parts and apply copper oxychloride or Bordeaux mixture / paste for avoiding fungal infection and other secondary infections.
- In case of paddy, transplant only wind / cyclone and heavy rainfall tolerant varieties like INDRA.
- INDRA var. of paddy can tolerate submerged conditions for a longer period.
- Apply recommended doses of fertilizers.
- Follow good phytosanitary measures.
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