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Farmers seek solution to rain water run-off [1]

While being confident of a good samba crop this year, the Cauvery Delta Farmers’ Welfare Association (CDFA) is pushing for a permanent solution to the perennial problem of the north east monsoon rain water running off into the sea.

While the bounty from south west monsoon is controlled by Karnataka as the major Cauvery catchment area is located in that State, north east monsoon benefits Tamil Nadu directly.

Publication Date: 
14/08/2012
G.Sathyamoorthi [2]
Hindu (Chennai) [3]
Tags:
Tiruchirapalli (D) [4], Cauvery [5], Farmers [6], Rainfall [7], Water Harvesting [8], Karnataka [9], Mettur [10], Groundwater Recharge [11], State Electricity Board (SEB) [12], Irrigation [13], Drinking Water [14], Water Resources [15], Tamil Nadu [16]
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[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/hindu-chennai
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[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/rainfall
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/water-harvesting
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/karnataka
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/mettur
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/groundwater-recharge
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/state-electricity-board-seb
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/irrigation
[14] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/drinking-water
[15] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/water-resources
[16] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/tamil-nadu