LBP farmers stage protest seeking release of water
Farmers in the Lower Bhavani Project area staged a protest demanding the release of irrigation water to save their standing crops. They allege that the government has failed to follow water distribution agreements, favoring other regions at their expense.
Why it matters
Water rights and agricultural management are critical issues for rural livelihoods and regional economic stability in India.
Farmers of the Lower Bhavani Project (LBP) canal staged a siege protest at the Water Resources Department (WRD) office in the Collectorate on Friday (July 24), demanding the release of “life-saving” irrigation water from the Bhavanisagar Dam for 15 days to save standing crops on the 2.07 lakh-acre command area.
Led by farmers’ association leaders C. Nallasamy, E.V.K. Shanmugam and M. Ravi, the protesters alleged that the State government failed to implement the final award of the Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal, which provided for 27.95 tmcft. of water to the LBP irrigation system and 8.13 tmcft. to the Old Bhavani irrigation systems, besides revising the crop pattern in the three Bhavani irrigation systems.
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