Declare Theni district as ‘drought-hit’, farmers plead at grievance meet
Farmers in Theni district have requested that the government declare the area drought-hit due to poor rainfall and water mismanagement. While officials noted that rainfall levels were near normal, farmers argued that lack of distribution infrastructure has caused significant crop failure.
Why it matters
The dispute highlights the critical intersection of climate variability and agricultural infrastructure management in rural India.
With poor rainfall and irregular distribution of water for irrigation due to encroachments in waterways, many fields appeared bone dry, said farmers at the monthly grievance meeting in Theni on Friday.
District Collector R. Vaithinathan presided over the meeting in which District Revenue Officer Rajkumar, District Forest Officer Kiran, Joint Director (Agriculture) Balasaraswathi, Joint Registrar (Cooperatives) Narmadha and PA (Agriculture) to Collector Valarmathi and others participated.
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