
Veeramangudi, in Papanasam taluk of Thanjavur district of Tamil Nadu, is famous for its production of soft and crumbly atchu vellam (jaggery set in cubed wooden molds). Factories in and around the village produce approximately 245 tonnes of jaggery (7,000 bags of 35 kg) annually. Recently, however, these factories have started closing due to yellow leaf infestation in the sugarcane crop.





