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Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) person and erstwhile Union Minister Anbumani Ramadoss has demanded a CBI probe into the alleged multi-crore paddy transport scam.
Mr. Anbumani inspected Vasishta River astatine Attur successful Salem connected Friday and participated successful the protestation on with farmers to prevention the river.
Demanding CBI investigations into the alleged multi-crore paddy transport scam, Mr. Anbumani told the media that for the declaration successful moving paddy from manager procurement centres to Tamil Nadu Civil Supplies Corporation (TNCSC) godowns, it is alleged that determination is simply a ₹200-crore scam. Only the CBI would beryllium capable to inquire into this scam. The DMK gave 505 promises during the erstwhile Assembly predetermination and lone 66 were fulfilled, Mr. Anbumani said.
Responding to a question connected a imaginable 3rd beforehand successful the 2026 Assembly elections, Mr. Anbumani said, “We volition cognize astir this successful the coming days.”
Stating that the 3 astir polluted rivers successful the state were flowing successful Salem district, Dr. Anbumani said the Central Pollution Control Board tested 623 stream waters successful the state and the results showed 37 rivers were the astir polluted, including 5 successful Tamil Nadu. The governments that ruled the State for the past 60 years had nary plans to usage the stream h2o successful Salem. Every authorities should springiness precedence to allocating funds for h2o management.
Demanding ₹5,000 crore for the Mettur surplus scheme, Mr. Anbumani said that successful the past 4 months, the Mettur dam attained its afloat capableness 7 times and astir 50 tmc of surplus h2o discharged from the dam and wastefully drained into the sea. The PMK was protesting for the past 30 years to divert 5 tmc of surplus h2o to the Sarabanga, Thirumanimutharu, and Vasishta rivers.
While Edappadi K. Palaniswami was Chief Minister, helium announced the Mettur surplus strategy to capable lakes successful 4 Assembly constituencies at ₹565 crore. The Tamil Nadu Government should allocate ₹5,000 crore for the Mettur surplus h2o strategy to capable much than 1,500 h2o bodies successful Salem district. Through this, the groundwater would beryllium recharged and wrong 3 oregon 4 years, groundwater level would rise, Mr. Anbumani added.
