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A delegation of farmers’ representatives volition soon sojourn New Delhi to taxable a practice to the Union Ministry of Water Resources against the operation of the projected balancing reservoir crossed the Cauvery astatine Mekedatu by Karnataka.
A determination to this effect was taken astatine a gathering of the Tamil Nadu Vivasaya Sangakalin Koottuiyyakkam, comprising assorted farmers associations, present connected Saturday.
The gathering was convened by the organisation to sermon the anticipation of filing a lawsuit successful the Supreme Court, connected behalf of delta farmers, against the Karnataka’s determination to physique the dam. Veteran farmers leaders Mahadhanapuram V. Rajaram and P. Ayyakannu were present.
According to federation president Cauvery Dhanapalan, elaborate discussions were held with a squad of lawyers. Following this, the gathering decided to signifier a committee to stitchery information connected the issue. It was felt that it would beryllium amended for farmers’ organisations to articulation hands with the State authorities successful pursuing the ineligible enactment since it was an inter-State issue, helium said.
