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The Kanniyakumari assembly constituency which has the largest fig of electorates successful the district, has a full of 2,86,968 voters, including 1,41,230 men,1,45,643 women and 95 others, pursuing the precocious conducted Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process successful Tamil Nadu.
Although Kanniyakumari territory has traditionally been a stronghold of nationalist parties specified arsenic Congress, Communists and BJP, since 1971 this constituency has elected its MLAs from either AIADMK oregon DMK. Over 45 years, lone AIADMK has won doubly continuously successful the 1980 and 1984 elections. Otherwise the spot has alternated betwixt AIADMK and DMK.
The constituency has witnessed 10 MLAs since 1971, notably N. Suresh Rajan of DMK and N. Thalavai Sundaram of AIADMK person got selected twice, from the constituency, and for the 3rd clip Mr. Sundaram was announced arsenic a campaigner for AIADMK for the aforesaid constituency.
Despite the constituency having a large fig of paddy fields successful the territory covering regions specified arsenic Thazhakudy, Theroor, Nallur, Suchindram, Parakkai, Kadukkarai, Boothapandy, Therekalputhor and others, respective grievances of the farmers are yet to beryllium addressed.
Thanu Pillai, president of Nanjil Nadu Puthanar Pradhana Canal said that the territory erstwhile had 25,000 hectares of paddy fields, present has lone 4,500 hectares of paddy fields and 3 4th of them autumn wrong the Kanniyakumari Assembly constituency.
“Pechiparai and Perunchani service arsenic 2 astir important dams for irrigation till tail-end lands, and canals person been constructed accordingly from dams for the irrigation purposes. However the authorities and elected members are not taking indispensable measures for the attraction of canals and the irrigation canals,” helium added.
He noted that the moisture contented of the paddy grains cultivated successful this portion are usually higher compared to different parts successful Tamil Nadu, owed to upwind absorption and different geographical conditions. Yet nary of the procurement centers successful the constituency has dryers oregon adjacent harvesting machines.
Another large interest of the farmers from the constituency is the conversion of cultivation lands, particularly paddy fields into operation plots. Mr. Pillai said that stringent laws indispensable beryllium enacted to forestall the paddy fields successful operation plots.
Highlighting the non-functional coconut worth summation centre successful Chenbagaramanputhoor, helium said indispensable enactment indispensable beryllium taken for the revival of the centre, adding that an cultivation instauration related to agri engineering indispensable beryllium established successful the region, citing its capableness and for the payment of the farming community.
Another large interest from residents of Kanniyakumari is the attraction of waterbodies, including a Ramsar site, Suchindram-Theroor-Manakkudy Wetland complex. The suchindram tank, Parakkai tank, Theroor vessel and different waterbodies that travel nether the wetland analyzable are invasively proliferated by h2o hyacinths, on with instances of amerciable lotus cultivation successful definite areas.
Although authorities undertake periodic interventions, residents of adjacent villages of Suchindram, Parakkai and different areas usage the banks of the waterbodies to dump the waste, posing a important menace to the ecologically important places.
Murugesan, an autorickshaw operator from Erachakulam said, “Majority of tiny to ample waterbodies from Putheri to Thadikkarankonam person been severely affected by encroachments, sewage intrusion and h2o hyacinths.”
He added that the portion known for its h2o assets and scenic quality indispensable beryllium preserved for aboriginal generations.
Mr. Murugesan further highlighted the precocious measurement of mineral laden lorries successful Erachakulam-Thadikkarankonam way starring to aggregate fatal accidents successful the past fewer years, adding that question of dense trucks successful the way indispensable beryllium prevented.
Another astir discussed topic, is the inadequate promotion of Kanniyakumari’s tourism potential. In December 2024, Chief Minister M. K. Stalin inaugurated India’s archetypal solid span implicit oversea successful Kanniyakumari connecting Tiruvalluvar statue and Vivekananda Rock Memorial. Since then, the tourer influx utilizing the ferry work to presumption the span has increased. However, connected the adjacent time of inauguration 3 further caller boats announced by Mr. Stalin, named aft leaders Kamaraj, Marshall Nesamani and Tamil student G.U. Pope are yet to beryllium deployed astatine the jetty, starring to agelong queues connected holidays and weekends.
In a speech with The Hindu Maria Jennifer Clara Michael, a Naam Tamilar Katchi (NTK) campaigner for Kanniyakumari constituency, who is besides a nonmigratory of the town, said that the portion lacks capable sanitation, parking and different facilities for tourists arriving successful Kanniyakumari.
“In Manakkudy estuary a backstage institution is operating a velocity vessel and different h2o athletics services. Why can’t the Tamil Nadu authorities beforehand this scenic estuary successful the aforesaid mode arsenic Poovar oregon different backwater destinations successful Kerala?” she asked.
