Water Resources Department forms Joint Monitoring Committees to prevent water theft in PAP Main and branch canals

Joint Monitoring Committees person been constituted area-wise by the Water Resources Department to guarantee businesslike h2o realisation each on the 126-km PAP (Parambikulam Aliyar Project) Main Canal, and subdivision and organisation canals.

The committees are tasked with the work of overseeing h2o accrual each on the canal, successful the aftermath of complaints of h2o theft.

The committees consisting of officials of WRD, Revenue, Electricity, and Police departments, and representatives of Water Users’ Associations formed area-wise volition beryllium required to furnish accusation to the Water Resources Department astir amerciable diversion of water.

The TANGEDCO (Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation) has been entrusted with the task of withdrawing powerfulness connections successful the cultivation fields wherever h2o has been diverted illegally, according to an directive issued by the WRD authorities.

The inaugural enactment successful spot since January 24 volition beryllium implemented each done the h2o travel duration for irrigation successful the archetypal portion till June 30.

This measurement has not gone down good with farmers successful the tail-end of the PAP Main Canal who person been complaining of inadequate h2o accrual.

According to P. Velusamy, president of the PAP (Parambikulam Aliyar Project) Vellakovil Branch Canal (Kangayam-Vellakovil) Water Conservation Association, constitution of Joint Monitoring Committees area-wise does not service the intended purpose.

There should beryllium a communal committee with information of the functionaries of each WUAs, for the inaugural to forestall h2o thefts to beryllium effective, Mr. Velusamy reasoned out.