Theni farmers walk out of public hearing
The Hindu
They oppose move to draw Mullaperiyar water for Madurai
THENI
A group of farmers walked out of a public hearing held to hear the views of the farmers and others in connection with drawing water from Mullaperiyar river to Madurai city through pipelines.
The then AIADMK government had announced that considering the rise in the population in Madurai city and the increase in the number of Madurai Corporation wards from 72 to 100, it had earmarked over ₹1,000 crore for drawing water from Mullaperiyar river to Madurai.
A crowd comprising farmers, researchers, professors, students, and horticulture enthusiasts thronged the ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research (IIHR), Hesaraghatta, Bengaluru, on Friday for the inaugural ceremony of the Triphal Diversity Show which showcased 300 mango, 100 jackfruit, and 100 banana genotypes in collaboration with ICAR-National Research Centre for Banana, Tiruchirappalli.
The State government on Friday constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT), headed by Additional Director-General of Police, Manish Kharbikar of the Economic Offences division of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to probe the alleged multi-crore scam in the government-run Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation.