Summary:
Former MLA Ulaganathan led a group of farmers demanding release of water near the bus stand in Thiruthuraipoondi. more-inFarmers resorted to road blockades at four different places in Tiruvarur district on Saturday demanding release of adequate water in the irrigation canals to enable them take up samba paddy cultivation without any hitch. Meanwhile, S.
K.
Prabhakar, Principal Secretary, PWD, inspected the release of water from Grand Anicut into the GA Canal, Cauvery, and Vennar and ascertained the quantum of water flow. Accompanied by Collector A.
Annadurai and senior PWD engineers, he also inspected the water flow in some of the irrigation canals in different parts of Thanjavur district. Farmers, especially who had opted for direct sowing, were facing a problem as the water flow in the Cauvery was disrupted following the partial collapse of the regulator across Kollidam river at Upper Anicut..