Sand mining on Palar riverbed undermining agriculture
People of Kavasambattu facing acute water scarcity for drinking and irrigation
The indiscriminate and continuous quarrying of sand from the Palar river bed in Kavasambattu village in Katpadi taluk for the last seven years has resulted in the drying up of agricultural wells and domestic wells and the consequent decline in agriculture in the village.
Publication Date:
18/04/2012