Farmers disappointed
The Hindu
Elevated channel work abandoned
Work on the ₹ 41.08 crore Ramanadhi – Jambunadhi elevated channel, which was started on August 8, 2020 with the objective of completing it by August 2022, has been abandoned after just 1% of the work inside the forest was completed. This shocking information has been obtained by farmer T. Mariappan of Vaithilingapuram near Aavudaiyaanoor under Right to Information Act. Consequently, farmers of 11 village panchayats in this region have decided to boycott the upcoming local body polls. The Jambunadhi feeds 4,050 acres of land in 11 village panchayats including Kalloorani, Sivanaadaanoor, Thippanampatti, Ariyappapuram, Aavudaiyaanoor, Peththanaadarpatti, Poolaankulam, Venkataampatti, South Madaththur, Keezha Kadayam and Theerthaarappapuram through 21 ponds. Moreover, the river water, on getting stored in these ponds during the rainy season, improves groundwater table in more than 100 villages.
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