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Opposition from Erode farmers over Kerala’s proposal for dam across Bhavani intensifies [1]

The opposition from the farmers in the district to Kerala's proposal to build a dam across Bhavani river at Attapadi intensified as the farming community fears that the move may deprive them of water for irrigation.

Most of the farmers in the district depend on the Bhavani river for their irrigation needs. The river is the primary water source for over 2.5 lakh acres of lands in Erode and neighbouring Tiruppur and Karur districts.

Publication Date: 
21/06/2012
Hindu (Chennai) [2]
Tags:
Erode (D) [3], Farmers [4], Dams [5], Rivers [6], Irrigation [7], Tiruppur [8], Karur (D) [9], Bhavani Project [10], Kerala [11], Dams/ Irrigation [12], Tamil Nadu [13]
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[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/erode-d
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/farmers
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/dams
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/rivers
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/irrigation
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/tiruppur
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/karur-d
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/bhavani-project
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/kerala
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/dams-irrigation
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/tamil-nadu