No cakewalk for AIADMK in Palacodde this time

Palacodde is predominantly into farming, with sugarcane and tomato being the primary crops alongside paddy, coconuts, and flowers. With a farm-based economy, the process-side lags and the lack of affi

Palacodde is predominantly into farming, with sugarcane and tomato being the primary crops alongside paddy, coconuts, and flowers. With a farm-based economy, the process-side lags and the lack of affiliated agro-based industries are the main concerns for the cultivators here. A cold storage facility for tomatoes remains to see fruition here. The constituency is also drought prone. Poor rainfall and the resultant drought axed cane production that Palacodde Sugar Cooperative Mill did not take up crushing this year for want of cane. Palacodde has long demanded irrigation schemes linking from Ennekolputhur (Krishnagiri) to Thumballahalli dam; Aliyaalam dam to Tulchetti lake; and Jathalavau channel extension to Pullikarai – to tackle the drought. Ennekolputur project was hastily hatched up in an election year and notification was issued only recently.