T.N. Assembly polls | ‘Rekla’ race to the finish
The Hindu
Over 100 farmers of the PAP-Vellakoil branch of the canal water protection committee took out a rally with ‘rekla’ race carts to file their nominations at Kangeyam on Monday. The committee had initially announced that 1,000 of its members would file nomination papers to demand adequate release of water to the Vellakoil branch canal under the Parambikulam-Aliyar Project. However, only one member,
V.K. Ramasamy, filed his papers.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.