Summary:
Raising the issue at the grievance meeting, a cross section of the farmers demanded desilting of various canals, water bodies and their inlet canals. more-inFarmers’ representatives have urged the Public Works Department to expedite renovation and repair of irrigation canals and water courses utilising the drought condition. Puliyur A.Nagarajan, president, farmers’ wing of Tamil Maanila Congress, alleged that farmers were not being involved in executing the kudimaramathu work. The kudimaramathu scheme should be implemented with the involvement of existing farmers association, farmers’ groups and ayacudars associations in the respective areas instead of forming new committees. R.Subramanian, deputy secretary, Cauvery Delta Farmers Welfare Association, called for steps to renovate all the 17 irrigation canals in the district before the onset of monsoon..