Farmers urge WRD to clear waste, water hyacinth from Kalingarayan Channel
Farmers are calling on the Water Resources Department to clear waste and water hyacinth from the Kalingarayan Channel, which is currently undergoing development works. The channel, which irrigates over 15,000 acres, is set to reopen for water supply on June 16. A local cleaning drive is planned to address the pollution and maintain the channel's infrastructure.
- ▪Farmers have urged the Water Resources Department to remove waste from the Kalingarayan Channel.
- ▪The channel irrigates 15,743 acres in Erode, Modakkurichi, and Kodumudi taluks.
- ▪A cleaning drive is scheduled for May 24, involving local students and community members.
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With water discharge stopped in the Kalingarayan Channel for development works, farmers have urged the Water Resources Department (WRD) to remove water hyacinth, garbage and other waste dumped into the channel.The 91.10-km-long channel, built in 1283 by Kongu chieftain Kalingarayan, irrigates 15,743 acres in Erode, Modakkurichi and Kodumudi taluks. It will be opened on June 16 to resume water supply. Development works are currently under way between mile 12/3/348 and 15/4.5/195.Farmers said household, plastic, and poultry waste was recklessly being dumped into the canal, polluting it. The spread of water hyacinth along several stretches has also affected the flow of water. Heaps of plastic waste and garbage are found in many places.
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