Summary:
more-inThe slump in agricultural activities in the PAP command area due to inadequate availability of water for irrigation in the recent years is making farmers to reiterate the demand for expeditious completion of long pending Niraru-Nallar and Anamalayar irrigation schemes. Likewise, the dam across River Anamalayar will enable diversion of 2,500 million cubic feet of water annually into the PAP irrigation system,” he pointed out. In Coimbatore, State president of the Farmers’ Association for Linking of National and South Indian Rivers P.
Ayyakkannu also urged the government to expedite the implementation of the schemes. “To cater to the additional acreage, the quantity of water now flowing into the reservoir area of Thirumoorthy dam is not enough. P.
Velumani, a farmer and president of Palladam unit of Tami Nadu Non-Political Farmers Association, was of the opinion that the State Government should liaison with the Kerala Government to speed up execution of the two projects..