Farmers urge authorities not to evict farmers

Farmers successful Theni territory alleged that Forest Department officials were interfering and trying to evict the radical who person been living, for galore years, adjacent the reserve wood successful Varusanadu successful the district.

At the farmers grievance redress gathering held astatine Theni Collectorate, presided implicit by Theni Collector Ranjeet Singh, the farmers protested the determination by the wood officials to evict the farmers from the area. They said they person been residing successful these areas for galore years.

The farmers besides urged the Collector to find a solution to the Forest Department’s enactment to forestall the roadworthy repair works successful the area. They said the farmers had been utilizing the roadworthy for galore years.

The farmers from Periyakulam complained that they were not getting capable h2o for irrigation purposes. They said capable h2o should beryllium released for irrigation purposes and the aforesaid indispensable beryllium ensured by the authorities.

During the meeting, the Collector sought an mentation from the Forest Department officials with respect to the assorted issues pertaining to the forests and the farmers.

Taking a superior presumption of the lack of a fewer Forest Department officials astatine the farmers grievance redress meeting, the Collector said this was not acceptable. The officials should be the meetings regularly to resoluteness important issues and redress grievances of the farmers, helium said. If this was repeated the substance volition beryllium taken up with the elder officials of the department, helium added.