Farmers association welcomes Tamil Nadu CM Vijay’s move on linking Godavari-Cauvery-Gundar rivers
The Southern Districts Farmers Association has expressed support for Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay's appeal to the Prime Minister regarding the Godavari-Cauvery-Gundar river linking project. The association emphasizes that the project must be implemented in its original form to ensure water security for southern districts facing drought.
Why it matters
Water management and inter-state river linking are critical issues for agricultural sustainability and drinking water access in southern India.
Southern Districts Farmers Association has welcomed the move of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay, who has appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for execution of Godavari-Cauvery-Gundar river linking project in totality.
The association functionary, R. Ram Pandian, recalled the Chief Minister’s communication to Prime Minister seeking to instruct the Union Ministry of Jal Jeevan on this issue.
The National Water Development Agency has planned to execute the project linking Godavari, Pennar, Palar and Vellar. This project would benefit only some parts of the northern districts of Tamil Nadu as the project would terminate few km ahead of Cauvery river. It would not fulfill the water needs of southern districts.
The Chief Minister has insisted that the project should be implemented as per its earlier plan of interlining Cauvery, Vaigai and Gundar to benefit the Gundar basin irrigation systems.
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