Rice farmers in the Weta enclave can now breathe a sigh of relief as dredging works are set to begin on the choked drainage system, which has long hampered farming activities in the area.A long-reach ...

a colony of alligatorweed took root and clogged drainage pipes on Lake Biwako. If the weed reaches a rice field, it could twine around the rice plants, causing them to fall and resulting in a drop ...