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Farmers during the Sivaganga farmers’ grievance gathering present connected Wednesday urged the authorities to merchandise h2o from the Vaigai dam immediately, citing withering paddy crops.
Gopal, a farmer, said owed to the excessive tallness of the Kattikulam-Milaganur anicut (check dam) crossed the Vaigai river, determination was an contented with h2o travel into the Milaganur vessel canal.
“In the 3rd irrigation country of the Vaigai bid country successful Sivaganga district, 13,500 acres of paddy crops is withering owed to deficiency of water. Water indispensable beryllium released instantly from the Vaigai Dam,” said different husbandman named Muthukrishnan.
Responding to the farmers, a Public Works Department authoritative said, “Once the h2o inflow into the Vaigai stream ceases, the Kattikulam-Milaganur anicut volition beryllium inspected and its tallness reduced. Water for the 3rd irrigation country volition beryllium released from the Vaigai Dam connected December 14.”
Farmers besides raised issues of invasive Seemai Karuvelam trees and bushes that person encroached upon the stream indispensable beryllium removed and chaotic boars that person damaged sugarcane plantations successful the Keelanettoor area.
They demanded for removal of the Seemai Karuvelam and installation of star electrical fencing astir the farms.
A husbandman named Veerapandi said owed to the irregularities reported successful the cooperative societies, farmers who person pledged jewellery were severely affected.
He added that their jewellery beryllium recovered and instantly returned to them.
“Immediate surveys indispensable beryllium conducted connected crops damaged by floods and drought, and compensation indispensable beryllium provided,” said Rajendran.
Collector K. Porkodi instructed the officials to instrumentality enactment of the issues and instantly enactment connected them.
