A section of farmers feels let-down by officials

THANJAVURAt a time when farmers were supposed to be enthusiastically engaged in cultivation of `kuruvai’ crop in view of the release of water for irrigation from Mettur dam on the scheduled date of Ju

THANJAVUR At a time when farmers were supposed to be enthusiastically engaged in cultivation of `kuruvai’ crop in view of the release of water for irrigation from Mettur dam on the scheduled date of June 12, farmers dependent on surface water for cultivation in a couple of areas on the outskirts of Thanjavur town feel let-down by the officials. The Puthur Main Canal branching of from Vadavar river near Ammapet remain heavily silted with wild growth at Vadakku Thoppu Puliyakudi area hampering the flow of water into the channels branching off from this canal to the villages such Nadupatti to Pallavaroyanpettai.