On the increasing demand for declaring Tamil Nadu as drought affected, DMK President Kalaignar said this demand was raised in detail by DMK member Kanimozhi in the Rajya Sabha. Tamil Nadu is in the grip of reduction of agricultural production, severe drinking water scarcity, cattle feed scarcity and drought throughout the State. After the ADMK assumed power in 2011, during the last three years even the average rain fall was not received. In 2013 north-east and south west monsoons also failed. In the last three years Kuruvai cultivation could not at all be undertaken. Even with the dawn of August Mettur reservoir was not opened for irrigation. Farmers could not repay loans and could not also avail of new loans and suffered a lot. The CPM and CPI had also placed the demand. Since 2012 over 10 farmers have committed suicide due to poverty. In this situation, the government should come forward to announce Tamil Nadu as drought affected and save farmers by giving due relief, Kalaignar said.
Asked about the fast undertaken by Thanjavur district farmers Association demanding arrears for the supply of sugarcane, Kalaignar said, intervening in the speech of a DMDK member in the Assembly on July 14, the Industries Minister of the ADMK regime informed that steps were being taken for the distribution of arrears amount and in 15 days the process would be over. But it is said even after those 15 days many private sugar mills’ authorities were dragging without paying the arrears for sugarcane. Only the private sugar mill in Perambalur district has distributed arrears in full but others have not implemented government’s order. Hence the farmers association has demanded the government to take steps for getting this arrears failing which agitation would be conducted.
DMK stage demo: The DMK workers staged a demonstration in front of the Panagal building in Thanjavur on Aug 6 urging the Government to declare Thanjavur as drought hit. They said that the ADMK government failed to get the due share of Cauvery water for Tamil Nadu from Karnataka. There was no kuruvai for the past two years.
The district should be declared as drought hit and the State government should do away with the land tax and water tax taking into consideration the severe drought conditions prevailing in the district. All the farm loans procured by farmers from the commercial and cooperative banks till April 2014 should be written off. The government should come forward to provide fresh farm loans to the pump set farmers immediately, they demanded. They demanded payment of Rs. 5,000 for agriculture labourers and Rs. 25,000 for farmers as relief. Ko. Si. Mani, senior leader of the party and former Minister led the agitation.
Asked about the fast undertaken by Thanjavur district farmers Association demanding arrears for the supply of sugarcane, Kalaignar said, intervening in the speech of a DMDK member in the Assembly on July 14, the Industries Minister of the ADMK regime informed that steps were being taken for the distribution of arrears amount and in 15 days the process would be over. But it is said even after those 15 days many private sugar mills’ authorities were dragging without paying the arrears for sugarcane. Only the private sugar mill in Perambalur district has distributed arrears in full but others have not implemented government’s order. Hence the farmers association has demanded the government to take steps for getting this arrears failing which agitation would be conducted.
DMK stage demo: The DMK workers staged a demonstration in front of the Panagal building in Thanjavur on Aug 6 urging the Government to declare Thanjavur as drought hit. They said that the ADMK government failed to get the due share of Cauvery water for Tamil Nadu from Karnataka. There was no kuruvai for the past two years.
The district should be declared as drought hit and the State government should do away with the land tax and water tax taking into consideration the severe drought conditions prevailing in the district. All the farm loans procured by farmers from the commercial and cooperative banks till April 2014 should be written off. The government should come forward to provide fresh farm loans to the pump set farmers immediately, they demanded. They demanded payment of Rs. 5,000 for agriculture labourers and Rs. 25,000 for farmers as relief. Ko. Si. Mani, senior leader of the party and former Minister led the agitation.
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