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Following the suspension of h2o from the Vaigai dam to the 18-canal project, which reached the tanks successful Usilampatti successful Madurai district, the farmers’ successful the loop person expressed interest and demanded the authorities to instantly resume connected Friday.
The Vaigai dam, which has a maximum retention level of 71 feet, would merchandise the surplus h2o into the 18-canal connected reaching its maximum level oregon whenever the h2o level crossed 70 feet. Depending connected the forecast and the inflow into the reservoir, the WRD officials discharged the water.
Every year, the h2o from the dam would beryllium released for the aged ayacutdars of Ramanathapuram, Sivaganga and Madurai district. Similarly, h2o for irrigation and for drinking purposes, the h2o would beryllium released. The surplus h2o from the reservoir would beryllium released into the 58-canal arsenic it would supply h2o for irrigation successful the Usilampatti and surrounding habitations.
On October 29, the h2o was released successful the 18-canal. However, it was suspended yesterday (Nov 14). “We are upset arsenic the h2o was released lone for 17 days, farmers said and expressed concern. The T.N. authorities should merchandise h2o arsenic and erstwhile the retention level crossed the 67 feet people and not instrumentality to the regularisation of discharging the surplus h2o for us....” they said.
The farmers’ associations successful Usilampatti artifact fought for galore decades and got the 18-canal project. Under specified circumstances, lone erstwhile the canal received water, the farmers’ would benefit. Such suspension successful the midway would beryllium of nary usage to the ryots arsenic 150 cusecs of h2o discharged was insufficient. Hence, the T.N. authorities should contented an bid to the effect that h2o shall beryllium released successful the 18-canal arsenic and erstwhile the retention level reached 67 feet, they added.
