Farmers urge desilting of tanks, supply channels before monsoon season
Farmers in Ramanathapuram are calling for the desilting of irrigation tanks and supply channels ahead of the monsoon season. They expressed concerns about encroachments and the impact of invasive trees on water resources. The district administration has promised to address these issues and provide support for affected farmers.
- ▪Farmers urged the district administration to desilt tanks and supply channels before the monsoon.
- ▪Encroachments and invasive trees are harming water resources and agriculture.
- ▪The district collector assured action against encroachments and support for farmers affected by crop damage.
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Ramanathapuram farmers urged the district administration during the farmers’ grievance meeting here on Friday to desilt the tanks and supply channels before the onset of monsoon season.During the meeting, a farmer named Kannappan from Paramakudi said: “The 55-acre irrigation tank and water supply channels in our area are densely covered with ‘Seemai Karuvelam’ trees. The sluice areas are also completely silted up. The tanks and supply channels must be desilted before the monsoon season.”R.S. Mangalam Tank Irrigation Association president Vanmeeganathan adding to it, said, “Private individuals have encroached upon areas, including the catchment supply channel of the R.S. Mangalam Big Tank. The work of blocking the supply sluice to construct a road must also be stopped.
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