Farmers association to lay siege Mekedatu dam site
The Tamizhaga Cauvery Vivasayigal Sangam plans to lay siege to the proposed Mekedatu dam site on May 31. This decision follows a meeting where the association criticized the previous DMK regime for the current situation regarding the dam. Farmers from Tamil Nadu will march towards Mekedatu from Thanjavur to demand the withdrawal of the project.
- ▪The siege is scheduled for May 31 at the Mekedatu dam site in Karnataka.
- ▪The farmers' association held a meeting in Mannargudi to discuss the issue.
- ▪General secretary P. R. Pandian blamed the previous DMK regime for the current situation.
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The Tamizhaga Cauvery Vivasayigal Sangam has announced that it would lay siege to the site of the proposed Mekedatu dam at Karnataka on May 31.The decision was taken at the association’s recent meeting held at Mannargudi, said association general secretary P. R. Pandian.Holding the previous DMK regime responsible for the current development in the Mekedatu issue where the Karnataka government was firm on its decision to construct a dam across river Cauvery, Mr. Pandian demanded that the project be withdrawn. To press the demand of Tamil Nadu farmers, the association members and like-minded farmers would march towards Mekedatu from Thanjavur on May 30 and lay siege to the construction site on May 31.
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