Farmers urge Coimbatore Collector to reconsider 430-kV transmission line route through farmlands
Farmers in Coimbatore have petitioned the District Collector to reroute a proposed 430-kV power transmission line to avoid agricultural lands. They argue that the overhead towers will negatively impact farming operations, land value, and local health.
Why it matters
This reflects the ongoing tension between large-scale infrastructure development and the protection of agricultural livelihoods.
The Tamil Nadu Farmers Protection Association (Tamilaga Vivasayigal Paadhukaappu Sangam) have petitioned the Coimbatore District Collector on Monday to reconsider the proposed 430-kV power transmission line from Kavuthampalayam in Tiruppur district to Idaiyarpalayam in Coimbatore district, urging the authorities to replace overhead transmission towers with an underground cable system.
In the petition, they said the proposed alignment would pass through fertile agricultural lands in Coimbatore district, affecting thousands of farming families. They contended that the transmission towers would reduce cultivable area, hinder the use of farm machinery, lower land value, restrict future development, and affect farmers’ livelihoods.
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