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`Hold talks with A.P., Karnataka on Palar water sharing'

By Our Staff Reporter

VELLORE, MAY 1. The Palar basin ayacutdars have appealed to the Tamil Nadu Government to initiate a dialogue with the Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh governments on sharing of Palar water. The ayacutdars, in a meeting held at Ambalur near Vaniyambadi recently, pointed out that before entering Tamil Nadu, the water from the river which originated in Karnataka, was impounded in their reservoirs by the Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh governments. This was the reason why the Palar did not have any running water in Tamil Nadu. Therefore, the State Government should hold talks with the two neighbouring governments on sharing of the Palar water, they said. A.K. Palanichamy, former president, Ambalur panchayat, presided.

In a resolution the meeting urged the government to prevent the sinking of deep borewells in the river to protect the water sources. It said factories must be prohibited from digging deep borewells in the river for tapping water. It requested the Collector to take steps to desilt irrigation tanks, supply channels and ponds by the concerned panchayat unions, town and village panchayats. It urged the Collector to get the supply channels repaired to store rainwater in irrigation tanks.

The meeting wanted the Collector to constitute an expert panel to decide on the use of the river based on the needs of the ayacutdars. It requested the Central and State governments to bring water from the Hogenakkal falls to make Palar a `jeeva nadhi.'

The Government was urged to ensure that the effluent from villages was treated and used for agriculture and not discharged into the Palar to prevent contamination of underground water sources. It was resolved that the debris of the demolished buildings and plastic wastes were not allowed to be dumped in the river. A resolution called for cooperation of the villagers in removing encroachments in the river to facilitate retention of rainwater.

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