Moyar river project for Thalavadi cannot be taken up now: WRD
The Water Resources Department has rejected a proposal for a lift irrigation project from the Moyar River to Thalavadi, citing environmental restrictions and tiger reserve protections. Residents continue to face water scarcity as the region struggles with falling groundwater levels.
Why it matters
This highlights the ongoing tension between local agricultural development needs and strict environmental conservation mandates in protected forest areas.
The Water Resources Department (WRD) has said that a detailed feasibility study for the proposed project to bring water from River Moyar to the Thalavadi area cannot be undertaken at present, citing environmental restrictions, pending cases concerning the Cauvery basin and a government directive to keep proposals for new irrigation projects in abeyance.
Thalavadi block has a population of around 68,000 spread across 10 panchayats and 118 villages. With the groundwater table falling sharply, several borewells, agricultural wells and water bodies have dried up. Residents said the region had received little or no significant rainfall for more than a year. Against this backdrop, they have been demanding a lift irrigation project to draw water from River Moyar and supply it to villages in Thalavadi.
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