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MDMK wide caput Vaiko has announced that helium would spell connected a hunger onslaught connected June 5, demanding that the damages to the Shenbagavalli Dam and its main canals successful Kerala beryllium repaired.
Pointing retired that h2o stored successful a dam built successful 1773 AD crossed the Shenbagavalli stream — which originates successful the Western Ghats — benefits farmers successful some Tamil Nadu and Kerala, Mr. Vaiko called for the repair of cracks that appeared successful the dam astir 1935 and the reconstruction of a breached information of the main canal.
Highlighting that the h2o from the Shenbagavalli stream serves arsenic a root for drinking h2o and irrigation successful Sivagiri, Sankarankovil, and Rajapalayam, helium noted that though the cracks successful the dam were partially repaired successful 1955, the main canals were ne'er afloat restored.
Mr. Vaiko stated that during Chief Minister M.G. Ramachandran’s tenure, the contented was brought to the attraction of the Kerala government, which agreed to the repairs. Despite the Tamil Nadu authorities allocating the indispensable funds, the enactment has not commenced for a agelong time. Expressing concern, Mr. Vaiko mentioned that helium has met with Kerala Chief Ministers aggregate times to rise this demand, yet nary enactment has taken place.
As a result, farmers successful the Sivagiri and Sankarankovil regions are struggling owed to the deficiency of irrigation water. Therefore, urging the Tamil Nadu authorities to clasp talks with the Kerala authorities to repair the Shenbagavalli Dam, arsenic good arsenic demanding the removal of chaotic boars — which destruct crops — from the database of chaotic animals, helium has announced a fasting protestation with farmers connected June 5 astatine Vasudeva Nallur successful Tenkasi district.
