A meeting convened by the Cauvery Delta Farmers Welfare Association here on Sunday decided to extend full support to Tamil Nadu government in all its efforts to prevent the construction of new reservoirs at Mekedatu and Rasimanal in upper Cauvery proposed by the Karnataka government.
Attended by various farmers’ organisations, the meeting resolved to send a delegation of farmers’ representatives in the State to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi.
Prior to calling on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the delegation would meet Chief Minister O. Pannerselvam to impress upon him the need to prevent Karnataka from going ahead with the construction of reservoirs, V. Rajaram, executive president of the Association, said.
Appreciating the filing of cases in the Supreme Court against the proposed reservoirs, it was decided at the meeting that no construction activity should be taken up in violation of the Tribunal’s order and the Supreme Court’s directive.
Cauvery boardThe farmers reiterated once again their demand for the constitution of the Cauvery Management Board, as directed by the Supreme Court.
C. Vaiyapuri, Salem District secretary of the United Farmers Association; P. Ayyakannu, State vice president of Bharathiya Kisan Sangam; C. Masilamani, district secretary of the Tamil Nadu Vivasayigal Sangam and A. Nagarajan, State president of Tamil Nadu Horticulture Producers Association, participated.
