Summary:
“The planned sand quarry is perhaps the first on River Cauvery below Grand Anicut in Thanjavur district. Water may not reach the tail-end areas affecting farm operations there,” observed Swamimalai S.
Vimalnathan, secretary, Cauvery Farmers Protection Association. more-inThe PWD must drop its plan to establish a sand quarry on the River Cauvery at Bhavanamangalam near Thirukkattupalli in Thanjavur as mining sand at that area would harm flow of water and impede farming downstream, farmers have claimed. If PWD resorts to quarrying sand at Bhavanamangalam, then agriculture operations in downstream areas such as Papanasam, Kumbakonam and other regions would be jeopardized severely..