Farmers from delta districts plan to lay siege to Mekedatu dam construction site
Farmers from delta districts are planning to protest against the construction of the Mekedatu dam in Karnataka. They aim to lay siege to the construction site on May 31, following unsuccessful attempts to halt the project. The group, led by P.R. Pandian, has begun their journey from Thanjavur and will travel through several towns before reaching the site.
- ▪Farmers from delta districts are protesting the proposed Mekedatu dam construction.
- ▪The protest is scheduled for May 31 at the dam site in Karnataka.
- ▪The group is led by P.R. Pandian and has started their journey from Thanjavur.
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A group of farmers from delta districts embarked on a journey to Mekedatu in Karnataka where they have planned to lay siege to the site where the Karnataka government proposed to build a dam across the Cauvery.According to P.R. Pandian, general secretary, Thamizhaga Cauvery Vivasayigal Sangam, the delta farmers have decided to register their protest by staging a demonstration at Mekedatu on May 31 as their earlier pleas for not to go ahead with the dam construction had failed to evoke favourable response.The protesting farmers’ group, headed by him, left Thanjavur on Saturday morning after garlanding the statue of Raja Raja Chola near the Big Temple.
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