Dharmapuri (Tamil Nadu), July 19 (IANS) Groundnut farmers in Karimangalam in Tamil Nadu’s Dharmapuri district have appealed to the district administration and the Water Resources Department (WRD) to divert water from the right canal of the Krishnagiri Reservoir Project (KRP) dam to a chain of irrigation tanks, warning that thousands of hectares of standing crops are at risk due to an acute water shortage. Groundnut is among the major oilseed crops cultivated in Dharmapuri district, covering ne…
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Dharmapuri, July 5 (IANS) Residents in several rural and urban pockets of Tamil Nadu’s Dharmapuri district have reported irregular drinking water supply under the Hogenakkal Drinking Water Supply and Fluorosis Mitigation Project, raising concerns over reduced availability of potable water as inflows to the Hogenakkal reservoir continue to decline.The project, one of Tamil Nadu’s largest protected drinking water schemes, supplies water to Dharmapuri and Krishnagiri districts and serves as the p…
Chennai, April 28 (IANS) Anbumani Ramadoss criticised the ruling M.K. Stalin-led DMK government, alleging that its inaction has led to a surge in illicit liquor sales across Tamil Nadu, forcing local communities to take matters into their own hands.In a statement on Tuesday, the PMK leader referred to a recent incident in Podur village near Bennenagaram in Dharmapuri district, where a group of women allegedly ransacked four illegal liquor outlets operating in the area. The main accused in the il…
Chennai, Jan 6 (IANS) Red sugarcane farmers in Tamil Nadu’s Dharmapuri district have voiced strong discontent over the procurement price offered by the Cooperative Department for sugarcane supplied as part of the state government’s Pongal gift hampers.Although the government announced a rate of Rs 38 per cane, farmers allege that after deductions for transportation, handling, and labour, they receive only about Rs 25 per cane, which they say is financially unsustainable.The Cooperative Departmen…
Chennai, Dec 27 (IANS) As the harvest festival of Pongal approaches, farmers and jaggery producers across Tamil Nadu have urged the state government to include locally produced jaggery in the annual Pongal gift hamper distributed through fair price shops. They said that such a move would not only support traditional cottage industries but also provide much-needed relief to thousands of rural families struggling with rising production costs and declining demand.Every year, the Tamil Nadu governme…