Farmers stage demo
The Hindu
Farmers of four villages staged a demonstration in front of the District Collectorate on Wednesday to convey their dismay over acquisition of 622 acres of land by the government for expansion of Chenn
Farmers of four villages staged a demonstration in front of the District Collectorate on Wednesday to convey their dismay over acquisition of 622 acres of land by the government for expansion of Chennai Petroleum Corporation.
About 200 villagers belonging to Panagudi, Gopurajapuram, Narimanam, Uthamacholapuram and Muttam raised slogans condemning the government for acquiring agriculture land. They urged the Chief Minister to halt the acquisition process saying the district was in the protected agricultural zone of the Cauvery delta.
In 2021, five women from Mayithara, four of them MGNREGA (Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act) workers, found a common ground in their desire to create a sustainable livelihood by growing vegetables. Rajamma M., Mary Varkey, Valsala L., Elisho S., and Praseeda Sumesh, aged between 70 and 39, pooled their savings, rented a piece of land and began their collective vegetable farming journey under the Deepam Krishi group.