Farmers in Tirupattur district organised a protest near the Pullur check dam in Natrampalli town on the Tamil Nadu - Andhra Pradesh border on Tuesday, against the latter’s plan to construct a check dam across Palar river.
The farmers said that the check dam would affect a large number of farmers in Tirupattur, one of the riparian districts along Palar river. The protest, which was organised by Salem-based Tamizhaga Farmers Association, comes in the wake of Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy announcing allocation of ₹215 crore for constructing the check dam in Palar river at Santhipuram in Kuppam constituency.
“The new check dam plan by Andhra Pradesh is against the inter-State accord signed during the British rule. It will reduce the total acreage under cultivation downstream significantly,” said R. Velusamy, State president, Tamizhaga Farmers Association.
