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Kanniyakumari territory Collector R. Alagumeena said that indispensable measures would beryllium taken to heighten the paddy procurement facilities successful the territory and further procurement centres volition beryllium established successful required areas, portion addressing farmers grievance redress gathering held astatine the territory Collectorate connected Thursday.
At the meeting, farmers said that establishing paddy procurement centres successful areas, including Nallur, Marungur, would beryllium beneficial, arsenic farmers from respective regions are travelling to distant centres to merchantability their paddy. They besides urged the authorities to heighten the facilities astatine existing procurement centres successful the district.
Farmers further requested for a acold retention installation successful the territory to store the harvested pineapples.
Vins Anto of Kodhayar irrigation committee highlighted that the four-lane enactment being carried retired by NHAI successful the territory had obstructed galore waterways, affecting the cultivation lands. He noted that officials were not responding to the queries related to the issues.
Responding to the contented Ms. Alagumeena has directed the NHAI officials to guarantee that immoderate four-lane and improvement works are carried without obstructing the waterway and waterbodies, emphasising their importance.
Another husbandman from Vellamdam region, highlighted the chaotic boar menace adjacent the effect slope country successful Thirupathisaram and sought the revival of coconut worth summation centre successful Chenbagaramanputhoor which would payment the coconut farmers successful the region.
Thangappan, different husbandman raised queries astir the readying and advancement of desilting the Pechiparai dam to summation its capacity.
Responding to the concern, the collectors said that the efforts are underway to desilt the Pechiparai dam and the task awaits clearance from assorted departments including environment, forest, contamination power committee and others. Once the support is granted, the enactment volition begin, she said.
At the gathering farmers besides lauded the initiatives of territory administration, which helped them to merchantability implicit 4,000 metric tonnes of paddy done nonstop procurement centres successful the district.
A. Anbu, territory wood officer, Arulson Bright, enforcement engineer, h2o assets section and different officials were present.
