Sivaganga ke kisanon ne Vaigai irrigation system ki dobara jaanch mein der ke against protest kiya, paani ki kami se halat behtar nahi
मुख्य बातें
- •Vaigai dam Madurai, Sivaganga aur Ramanathapuram ke 1.36 lakh acre zameen ko 374 ancestral tanks ke zariye irrigation supply karta hai.
- •Paani distribution 3 reaches mein 2:3:7 ke ratio mein hota hai, lekin upstream dams ke karan paani ki availability bahut kam ho gayi hai.
- •Kisanon ka kehna hai ki sirf 10 din ke liye hi paani chhoda jaata hai (monsoon ke alawa), jisse hazaaron acre zameen barren reh gayi hain aur agricultural lands urban conversion ki taraf badh rahe hain.
- •WRD ke recommendations ke bawajood, irrigation system ki re-examination ab tak shuru nahi hui, jisse kisanon ne urgent protest kiya hai.
Sivaganga district ke kisan abhi tak Vaigai irrigation system ki ancestral jaanch mein ho rahi der se pareshan hain. Iske karan paani ki bhookh badi hai aur hazaaron acre zameen barren reh gayi hai. Vaigai dam mein do alag credits hain: Periyar credit aur Vaigai credit. Sirf Vaigai credit ka paani hi Vaigai nadi mein chhoda jaata hai, jo Madurai, Sivaganga aur Ramanathapuram ke 1.36 lakh acre zameen ko irrigation supply karta hai. Yeh irrigation network 3 districts mein 374 ancestral Vaigai tanks par depend hai.
Irrigation system 3 reaches mein divide hai, har reach alag areas ko supply karta hai. Pehla reach, Peranai se Viraganur Regulator tak, 46 tanks ke zariye 27,420 acre cover karta hai. Doosra reach, Viraganur Regulator se Parthibanur Regulator tak, 87 tanks ke zariye 40,743 acre serve karta hai. Teesra reach, Parthibanur Regulator se Ramanathapuram Big Tank tak, sabse zyada area — 67,837 acre — irrigate karta hai. Paani distribution ka ratio hai: pehle reach ko 2 shares, doosre ko 3 shares, aur teesre ko 7 shares.