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Ryots protest reduced discharge from Thirumoothy dam
The officials claimed that they were unable to meet the demand because of water shortage. The farmers however refused to relent and questioned them...
Mettur dam water level rises, reaches 52.73 feet
According to a Daily Thanthi report, inflow to the dam has been decreased from 2,968 to 2,899 cubic feet per second.
8 persons injured as car falls into irrigation canal in Thanjavur
The injured, Natarajan (64), a resident from Ayyampettai in Thanjavur, and his family, were travelling to Coimbatore.
Samba prospects dwindle as Mettur level dips to 12 TMC
60% farmers who cultivate samba are dependent on borewells and remaining 40% depend on river irrigation. The latter set of ryots are hoping for an...
Mettur shut, samba hopes dwindle for delta farmers
According to delta farmers, of 13 lakh acres of samba cultivation, 8.50 lakh acres from Thanjavur, Tiruvarur, Nagapattinam, Mayiladuthurai and...
One last cry for water to save Kuruvai
Only 10 per cent of kuruvai has been harvested so far. The remaining 90 per cent, in flowering stage, will be ready for harvest by October end. Till...
Stop power to K’taka, ensure uninterrupted three-phase supply in...
There are more than four lakh three phase power supply across the Delta region and more than 40 per cent of the farmers still depend on bore wells in...
Warming climate to triple groundwater depletion rates in India: Study
Farmers in India have adapted to warming temperatures by intensifying the withdrawal of groundwater used for irrigation.
