Ensure free flow of Cauvery water till tail areas, Palaniswami urges T.N. government
Edappadi K. Palaniswami has called on the Tamil Nadu government to ensure the timely release of Cauvery water for agricultural purposes. He expressed concerns over the inadequate desilting of secondary watercourses, which could negatively impact farming activities. Palaniswami also highlighted the need for a permanent solution to the issue of water hyacinth affecting the river system.
- ▪Palaniswami urged the government to ensure Cauvery water reaches tail areas during the Kuruvai cultivation season.
- ▪He criticized the hasty desilting of C and D channels during the election campaign.
- ▪The scheduled opening date of the Mettur dam is June 12.
- ▪Improper silt removal in drains could impair agricultural activity.
- ▪A permanent solution is needed for the water hyacinth issue at river junctions.
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AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami on Friday urged the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) regime to ensure water from the Cauvery, to be released during the Kuruvai cultivation season, reached the tail areas of the river system.In a statement, he contended that even when the election campaign was on for the Assembly elections, C and D channels (secondary watercourses branching off from the primary “A” and “B” of the Cauvery system) were desilted “in haste”. This would impair agricultural activity, in view of the scheduled date of opening of the Mettur dam being June 12. Besides, the removal of silt had not been carried out properly in respect of drains.
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