Farmers urge immediate push for Cauvery-Vaigai-Gundar project
Pakkiyanathan, president of the Tamil Nadu Vaigai Farmers Association, said, “Single-crop paddy cultivation is carried out across 1.25 lakh hectares in Ramanathapuram district. Crop loans amounting to ₹250 crore obtained by 80,000 farmers here remain outstanding.”The government should waive the crop loans entirely without any conditions. Ramanathapuram, a drought-prone district, should not be compared with other districts.
- ▪Pakkiyanathan, president of the Tamil Nadu Vaigai Farmers Association, said, “Single-crop paddy cultivation is carried out across 1.25 lakh hectares in Ramanathapuram district.
- ▪Crop loans amounting to ₹250 crore obtained by 80,000 farmers here remain outstanding.”The government should waive the crop loans entirely without any conditions.
- ▪Ramanathapuram, a drought-prone district, should not be compared with other districts.
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Farmers of the Ramanathapuram district during grievance meeting here on Friday appealed to the district administration to implement the Cauvery-Vaigai-Gundar river interlinking project.Malaichamy, District Secretary of the South District Farmers Association, along with farmers Pakkiyanathan and Jeeva, requested that steps be taken to implement the Cauvery-Vaigai-Gundar river interlinking project immediately.“If funds are allocated for this project in the upcoming budget and it is implemented, the district will flourish in agriculture like the Delta districts,” he added.M. S. K. Pakkiyanathan, president of the Tamil Nadu Vaigai Farmers Association, said, “Single-crop paddy cultivation is carried out across 1.25 lakh hectares in Ramanathapuram district.
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