Sugarcane cultivators stage demonstration
Sugarcane farmers in Thanjavur district held a demonstration to demand higher procurement prices for sugarcane and paddy. They also called for government intervention regarding water rights in the Cauvery river and requested drought relief and loan waivers.
Why it matters
This reflects ongoing agricultural distress and the complex political tensions surrounding water resource management in India.
Sugarcane cultivators attached to Arignar Anna Cooperative Sugar Mill, Kurunkulam in Thanjavur district on Tuesday staged a demonstration in support of their demands.
The demonstrators, led by Tamil Nadu Sugarcane Cultivators Association president P. Ramasamy, raised slogans demanding ₹4,500 per tonne for sugarcane and ₹3,500 per quintal for paddy. They also urged the Tamil Nadu government to declare incentive for sugarcane and distribute it before October this year.
Exhorting the Union and State governments to stop Karnataka from going ahead with its Mekedatu dam project, they demanded that the Upper Riparian State release water in Cauvery river as per the Cauvery Tribunal Final Award.
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