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Farmers of Kottampatti artifact successful Melur taluk successful Madurai territory urged the State authorities to widen due h2o proviso to the portion done the Periyar Main Canal, for cultivation purposes. Farmers and activists took portion successful a consultative gathering held connected Sunday.
The farmers said the villages successful Kottampatti artifact were solely babelike connected rainfall for the cultivation activities since determination was nary due h2o proviso to the portion done the Periyar Main Canal. As a result, cultivation activities were affected, the farmers said. The Kottampatti artifact consists of the tailend areas of Madurai district.
The farmers said they person been demanding due h2o proviso from the Periyar Main Canal for implicit 40 years. Prior to the 2026 Assembly election, consultative meetings were held successful this regard. Petitions were besides submitted to Madurai Collector seeking the proviso of h2o from the Periyar Canal to the region. The farmers had besides registered their grievances connected societal media platforms.
Under these circumstances, a consultative gathering was held successful Kottampatti to deliberate connected the adjacent people of action. During the meeting, a solution was passed urging the State authorities to instrumentality contiguous measures to expedite implementation of h2o proviso done Pulipatti to the villages situated successful the Kottampatti block.
Other resolutions were besides passed astatine the consultative gathering suggesting alternate measures to bring h2o to the region. The resolutions passed urged the State authorities to behaviour a broad survey for alternate solutions specified arsenic constructing a nonstop irrigation canal from Anaipatti done Palamedu oregon sourcing h2o done the Cauvery-Vaigai-Gundar Link Project.
The alternatives should beryllium looked into lone if determination were immoderate difficulties successful extending h2o proviso done the Periyar Main Canal, the farmers said. The resolutions passed emphasised the request to instrumentality the due measures to instantly code the requirements of the farmers of the Kottampatti block.
