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Despite having presented a abstracted fund for cultivation sector, the DMK authorities has not looked into the basal problems plaguing the farmers and has failed to instrumentality immoderate steps to lick them successful the past 5 years, said Cauvery Vaigai Kiruthumal Gundar Irrigation Farmers’ Federation.
In a statement, its wide caput M. Arjunan said that irrigation being the basal request for farming, the Government had failed successful executing irrigation projects and successful h2o management.
Mettur dam had touched the maximum reservoir level 7 times successful the past monsoon season, but its h2o wastefully drained into the sea.
Wellington Lake astatine Thittakudi successful the Agriculture Minister M.R.K. Pannerselvam’s ain territory could not irrigate 25,000 acres arsenic it did not person capable water. Cultivation could beryllium done lone successful 7,000 acres, helium charged.
None of the predetermination promises of DMK fixed successful 2021 with respect to irrigation projects person been fulfilled, helium said. Raising h2o level of Mullaperiyar dam to store to 152 feet, Cauvery–Vaigai–Gundar river-linking project, repair of the damaged Senbagavalli cheque dam, operation of 1,000 cheque dams and desilting of Mettur dam, Vaigai dam and Pechiparai dam person not been executed arsenic promised.
Similarly, the arrears of cane farmers person not been settled by the sweetener mills. National Cooperative Sugar Mills astatine Alanganallur has not been reopened and an Agricultural assemblage for Madurai is yet to beryllium realised, Mr. Arjunan said.
He besides accused that the Government had failed to look into the irregularities astatine paddy procurement centres, paddy moisture‑related issues, forcible postulation of bribe by officials.
The terms of maize has fallen to ₹1,900 a quintal this twelvemonth from ₹2,300 per quintal past year. Maize being the large harvest aft paddy, authorities indispensable hole its procurement terms and bargain it straight from the farmers.
Distribution of coconut oil, groundnut lipid and sesame lipid alternatively of thenar lipid done ration shops should beryllium done to safeguard section farmers.
Milk procurement terms should beryllium accrued to conscionable the rising attraction outgo and terms of fodder, the federation demanded.
Wages for poultry workplace workers indispensable beryllium increased.
He besides accused the Government of having failed to springiness harvest security to farmers, preventing chaotic animals from invading the farmlands and preventing quarries from damaging waterbodies and farmlands.
The pridefulness successful presenting a abstracted fund for agriculture by the DMK is lone an bare slogan.
