Farmers in Kangeyam a disappointed lot
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Concrete lining of LBP canal, cess on coconut, copra did not go well with them
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Concrete lining of LBP canal, cess on coconut, copra did not go well with them
A slew of demands put forth by the farmers of Kangeyam Assembly constituency seem to remain unaddressed, following which they have now decided to file nominations to contest in the Assembly election.
In January, a group of farmers went on a five-day hunger strike demanding adequate release of water to the Vellakoil branch canal within the constituency under the Parambikulam-Aliyar Project (PAP). Members of the PAP-Vellakoil Branch Canal Water Protection Committee, which comprises farmers from Kangeyam and Vellakoil blocks, alleged that water was not being released for irrigating agricultural lands in accordance with the Parambikulam-Aliyar Project (Regulation of Water Supply) Act, 1993.
Kangeyam farmers continue protest
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Farmers, who are on a hunger strike in Kangeyam demanding adequate release of water for the Vellakoil branch canal under the Parambikulam-Aliyar Project (PAP) said that they petitioned Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami in Coimbatore on Friday.
According to P. Velusamy, one of the members of the PAP-Vellakoil Branch Canal Water Protection Committee, the representatives submitted the petition to Mr. Palaniswami, who said that he would look into their demands.
On Friday, a section of farmers also held talks with District Collector K. Vijayakarthikeyan.
However, the farmers continued their protest on Saturday as no action was taken regarding their demands, he said.
Kangeyam farmers’ protest enters third day
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The farmers are demanding adequate release of water under the Parambikulam-Aliyar Project
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The farmers are demanding adequate release of water under the Parambikulam-Aliyar Project
The indefinite hunger strike by a group of farmers at Kangeyam, demanding adequate release of water under the Parambikulam-Aliyar Project (PAP) for the Vellakoil branch canal, entered its third day on Thursday.
Organised by PAP-Vellakoil Branch Canal Water Protection Committee comprising farmers from Kangeyam and Vellakoil Blocks, the protest began on Tuesday. P. Velusamy, one of the members of the Committee, said that 23 farmers were on hunger strike. So far, two of the farmers had fainted during the strike and were subjected to a medical check-up at the protest venue, he said.
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The Congress is ready to face whatever changes that occur in its alliance with the DMK in Puducherry, said Tamil Nadu Congress Committee president K.S. Alagiri in Tiruppur on Tuesday.
Mr Alagiri told journalists that the Congress preferred to continue ties with its allies, but was also ready to contest alone in the poll-bound Union Territory. However, he clarified that there were no contradictions in the DMK-Congress alliance inTamil Nadu.
He chaired a review meeting in Tiruppur on Tuesday regarding the campaign visit of former Congress president Rahul Gandhi to the districts in the State’s western region from January 23.