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Accompanied by enactment cadre, farmers and the public, MDMK wide caput Vaiko observed hunger onslaught astatine Vasudevanallur successful the territory demanding the reconstruction of the severely damaged Shenbhagavalli cheque dam successful the Western Ghats arsenic it tin revive farming operations connected 25,000 acres of lands successful Tenkasi and neighbouring Virudhunagar districts.
The severely damaged ‘Shenbhagavalli’ cheque dam is successful the Western Ghats westbound of Vasudevanallur and located wrong Kerala boundary. The cheque dam was built successful 1733 astatine the junction of jungle streams Puliyampatti and Chokkanpatti successful the Western Ghats to divert the h2o going discarded into the Periyar jungles to Rasingaperi and Kulasekaraperi tanks successful Sivagiri Taluk for raising harvest connected implicit 12,000 acres. The cheque dam besides provided succour to crops raised connected implicit 5,000 acres successful Vasudevanallur Assembly constituency alone.
After dense downpour damaged the cheque dam, Tamil Nadu Government repaired it betwixt 1959 and 1962 and the large breach caused by dense downpour rendered it useless successful 1967. When the past Chief Minister M.G. Ramachandran sent ₹5.15 lakh to the Government of Kerala to reconstruct the damaged portion, the wealth was returned backmost successful 2006 arsenic the neighbouring State was not funny successful repairing the structure.
Interestingly, adjacent the CPI (M) governments successful Kerala were not successful favour of rebuilding this cheque dam to resurrect farming successful this portion which does not person immoderate systemised irrigation similar Chittar and Tamirabharani basins. Even though the governmental parties committedness the voters of reconstructing the damaged Shenbhagavalli check-dam during the elections including the precocious concluded Assembly polls, thing affirmative happened truthful far.
“Hence, we’re observing hunger onslaught to pull the attraction of the Tamil Nadu Government towards this livelihood threat,” said Mr. Vaiko portion addressing successful the fast.
The MDMK wide caput said farming connected implicit 25,000 acres of lands successful Tenkasi and Virudhunagar districts would beryllium revived if the damaged Shenbhagavalli cheque dam is rebuilt to divert the h2o present going discarded into the jungles of the Western Ghats. If the h2o present going discarded was diverted, the Ullar dam strategy could besides beryllium implemented to instrumentality farming successful caller areas also.
Hence, the Tamil Nadu Government should negociate with their counterparts successful Kerala Government to rebuild the damaged cheque dam, Mr. Vaiko said.
“To item this all-important occupation and instrumentality this contented with each sections of the society, I’ll soon take-out ‘padayatra’ to mobilise the radical successful favour of the reconstruction of the damaged Shenbhagavalli cheque dam,” Mr. Vaiko announced.
Pointing retired the extended harm being caused by the crop-raiding chaotic boars to lasting crops, Mr. Vaiko urged the State Government to instrumentality contiguous steps to region chaotic boars from the database of Scheduled Animals arsenic per the Wildlife Protection Act 1972.
“Since the farmers’ lives and their families wellbeing are paramount, the chaotic boars destroying crops should beryllium hunted down aft duly removing it from the database of protected chaotic animals. Besides causing extended harm to the crops, these ruthless animals besides onslaught the mediocre farmers who either suffer their lives oregon person to walk thousands of rupees for getting aesculapian assistance for the injuries they prolong successful chaotic boar attack,” Mr. Vaiko pointed-out.
During the little enactment with the reporters astatine the protestation venue, Mr. Vaiko said the MDMK would instrumentality cautiously its governmental steps and combat ever for the genuine causes of the people.
While hoping that the MDMK had greater governmental future, helium said the enactment MLAs would execute their duties successful the Assembly arsenic per the laws of the House and according to the party’s decisions.
He came down heavy connected the caller portrayal of Thiruvalluvar successful saffron attire by the Lok Bhavan.
