Power cuts lead to death of over 1,000 chickens at poultry farm near Sattur

Dead chickens at a poultry farm near Sattur in Virudhunagar district.

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In an incident near Sattur, over 1,000 broiler chickens died of extreme heat after power cuts disabled cooling systems at a local poultry farm.Karuppasamy, an entrepreneur from Kongankulam village under the Alangulam panchayat, ran a poultry farm housing more than 2,000 birds.Due to frequent, unannounced power outages in the area over the past few days, the electric fans and water-sprinkling motors crucial for regulating the farm’s indoor temperature could not be operated, he alleged.Unable to bear the severe heat inside the shed, more than 1,000 chickens perished, causing a financial loss estimated between ₹80,000 and ₹1,00,000.Mr. Karuppasamy alleged the unannounced power cuts led to the mass mortality. He also alleged that local electricity board officials responded with apathy and failed to provide a proper explanation when he contacted them regarding the outages.He has urgently appealed to the State government to provide financial compensation for his loss. Published - September 11, 2026 08:24 pm IST