The renovation of Enamavu and Idiyanchira regulators meant to stop saline intrusion into the kole fields is a priority to the government, Revenue Minister K. Rajan has said.
“The delay in administrative sanction for the renovation of regulators will be discussed at a meeting convened by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on September 28,” he said here on Saturday. Renovation of regulators will end the issue of saline intrusion into the kole fields, he added.
The plight of kole farmers, who have been suffering huge crop loss due to saline intrusion into the vast stretch of kole fields spread over Thrissur and Malappuram districts, was reported by The Hindu recently. Improper management of the Enamavu and Idiyanchira regulators is threatening the very survival of the kole fields, which produce a major share of rice requirements of the State.
