Benefits of Cauvery-Gundar linking project elude farmers in Krishnarayapuram

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A conception  of farmers complains that the compensation for onshore  acquired for Cauvery-Vaigai-Gundar stream  linking task  has been inadequate.

A conception of farmers complains that the compensation for onshore acquired for Cauvery-Vaigai-Gundar stream linking task has been inadequate. | Photo Credit: M. MOORTHY

The scenery of Krishnarayapuram Assembly constituency successful Karur territory is dotted with irrigation canals, tanks, and lakes and waterbodies. Located connected the banks of the Cauvery, it is present that the Kattalai High Level Canal, New Kattalai High Level Canal, South Bank Canal, and North Bank Canal from Mayanur barrage subdivision disconnected connected either broadside of the Cauvery. Though the channels transportation h2o for irrigation successful Karur, Tiruchi, Thanjavur, and Pudukkottai districts, the payment eludes farmers of Krishnaryapuram.

The constituency (SC) that extends from Krishnarayapuram and Mayanur successful the northbound to Kadavur successful southbound is chiefly agrarian. While a conception of villages, peculiarly successful Krishnarayapuram panchayat union, are located connected the banks of the Cauvery, the villages and towns successful Kadavur panchayat national are located successful arid landscape. Despite proximity to the Cauvery, galore villages and towns successful the constituency look a shortage of drinking water, making it a large canvass issue. Voters kick that successive governments and elected representatives had failed to guarantee the proviso of Cauvery h2o to the villages and towns.

Published - April 10, 2026 08:20 p.m. IST

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