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Members of Tamil Nadu Farmers’ Association staged a roadworthy blockade protestation astatine Pudukottai adjacent Thoothukudi connected Friday, demanding the merchandise of h2o to prevention withering crops successful Srivaikuntam region’s Vadakal irrigation area.
Protestors said that owed to deficiency of h2o successful irrigation tanks successful the villages, including Peikulam, Kulayankarisal, Athimarapatti and Korampallam nether the Srivaikuntam Vadakaal irrigation system, thousands of acres of banana and different crops were reportedly drying up. They added that cattle successful the portion were besides suffering owed to acute shortage of drinking water.
Demanding the merchandise of water, the members of Tamil Nadu Farmers’ Association had submitted a petition to the Thoothukudi District Collector Vishu Mahajan astatine the play grievance redress gathering held connected May 11.
As nary actions were taken regarding the request the relation announced a roadworthy blockade protest.
The protestation was led by Tamil Nadu Farmers’ Association’s Thoothukudi District Secretary Puviraj.
A ample fig of farmers from Srivaikuntam’s Vadakaal irrigation portion participated successful the protestation and raised slogans pressing for their demands.
Police aboriginal detained astir 50 protesters who staged blockade by squatting connected the road.
