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Ramanathapuram farmers urged the territory medication during the farmers’ grievance gathering present connected Friday to desilt the tanks and proviso channels earlier the onset of monsoon season.
During the meeting, a husbandman named Kannappan from Paramakudi said: “The 55-acre irrigation vessel and h2o proviso channels successful our country are densely covered with ‘Seemai Karuvelam’ trees. The sluice areas are besides wholly silted up. The tanks and proviso channels indispensable beryllium desilted earlier the monsoon season.”
R.S. Mangalam Tank Irrigation Association president Vanmeeganathan adding to it, said, “Private individuals person encroached upon areas, including the catchment proviso transmission of the R.S. Mangalam Big Tank. The enactment of blocking the proviso sluice to conception a roadworthy indispensable besides beryllium stopped. The pattas issued determination indispensable beryllium cancelled. Otherwise, h2o volition not scope 61 irrigation tanks, and agriculture volition beryllium affected.”
District Collector Simranjeet Singh Kahlon replied, “Encroachments connected the vessel catchment areas volition beryllium removed. Action volition beryllium taken by the Revenue Department regarding the roadworthy operation enactment successful the vessel area. As per the authorities order, we are taking steps to region ‘Seemai Karuvelam’ trees dispersed crossed 10,000 hectares successful the district, which are harming h2o resources and agriculture.”
“More than a 1000 farmers person been affected owed to the non-receipt of the 2021 harvest indebtedness waiver receipts successful cooperative societies,” said Tamil Nadu Farmers’ Association president Muthuramu
Regional Joint Registrar of Cooperatives Jeenu responding to the ailment said, “875 farmers person received their harvest indebtedness waiver funds. They volition beryllium granted loans this year. Action volition beryllium taken to disburse harvest loans good successful advance.”
Similarly, farmers from Kamuthi, Sikkal, Karkaathagudi, and Pudukkudi areas urged that ‘Seemai Karuvelam’ trees increasing successful the Vaigai riverbed areas indispensable beryllium removed. They besides demanded that panchayat national tanks beryllium integrated with the Public Works Department (PWD) and afloat compensation beryllium provided for crops damaged by chaotic boars and deer.
Mr. Simranjeet Singh Kahlon responded that if crops were damaged by chaotic animals, a VAO (Village Administrative Officer) certificate was not required; conscionable an exertion for compensation tin beryllium submitted to the Forest Department utilizing the Adangal (land record). Schemes similar cultivation centrifugal subsidies and escaped energy volition beryllium implemented erstwhile guidelines from the caller authorities are received. The demands of the farmers volition beryllium fulfilled.”
