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Farmers urged that a associated inspection committee comprising officials from the Revenue department, Public Works section and Forest section should beryllium acceptable up to enactment on with Shenbhagavalli check-dam restoration committee and inspect the dam breach to initiate repair works.
The request was raised astatine the farmers’ grievance redressal gathering held astatine the Tenkasi territory collectorate connected Friday, chaired by District Revenue Officer S. Jayachandran.
They pointed retired that those successful Tenkasi, Virudhunagar and Tirunelveli districts person agelong been benefitted from Shenbagavalli check-dam adjacent Vasudevanallur. However the breach successful the dam remains unrepaired.
During the gathering the farmers raised respective demands and concerns including procurement of paddy should beryllium expedited with astatine slightest 1,000 bags purchased regular astatine each procurement centre, contiguous proscription of procured paddy to godowns, imperishable paddy procurement centres with due infrastructure facilities.
They besides sought summation successful moisture contented bounds for procured paddy from 17% to 22%, measures to power harvest harm by chaotic animals and desilting of ponds and tanks successful the district.
The farmers besides stated that determination has been nary authoritative announcement from the Chief Minister regarding the implementation of Irattai Kulam canal project, nor immoderate money allocation to code chaotic carnal menace. They insisted that these issues beryllium brought to the Chief Minister’s attention.
Officials assured the farmers that due enactment would beryllium taken connected their grievances.
During the meeting, 180 petitions were received from farmers regarding assorted issues. Mr. Jayachandran has instructed the officials to instrumentality due enactment connected these petitions.
District Forest Officer R. Rajmohan, Joint Director (Agriculture) Amala and different officials were present.
