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The Samyukta Kisan Morcha (Non-Political) has urged the Tamil Nadu authorities to merchandise h2o for irrigation from Mettur Dam till the extremity of February, citing the hold and harm caused to samba and thaladi harvest owed to Cyclone Ditwah successful the Cauvery delta.
The request was raised astatine a consultative gathering of district-level office-bearers of the farmers’ assemblage from Nagapattinam and Tiruvarur, held astatine Meenambanallur colony adjacent Nagapattinam connected Wednesday.
Addressing reporters aft the meeting, State coordinator P.R. Pandian said sowing successful respective parts of the delta was connected and the harvest required irrigation h2o till February-end. Hence, the authorities indispensable assistance peculiar support to merchandise h2o from Mettur dam and guarantee its judicious utilisation.
He criticised the ₹116 crore alleviation for the harm caused by Cyclone Ditwah successful 30 districts arsenic inadequate and alleged that adjacent 10% of the affected onshore had not been covered nether the integer harm assessment. He demanded afloat compensation for insured farmers and objected to what helium termed preferential attraction to security companies.
Mr. Pandian announced that a farmers’ yatra led by nationalist coordinator Jagjit Singh Dallewal would commence from Kanyakumari connected February 7, followed by a delta-level farmers’ maha sabha astatine Nagapattinam connected February 8.
