Farmers' plea to PM on Cauvery issue

Various Cauvery Farmers'Associations of Delta districts have appealed to PrimeMinister Manmohan Singh to publish the final notification forimplementing the Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal award in thegazette.

They assured all cooperation to Chief MinisterJayalalithaa in her efforts in this regard.

The Associations also appealed to former ChiefMinister M.Karunanidhi to urge Singh to gazette the finalnotification as it was during his tenure the tribunal wasconstituted.

A meeting of the Associations held here last eveningalso decided to send a delegation to meet the Prime Minster ifthe chief minister wanted them to do so.

The farmers expressed anguish over Karnataka politicalleaders deciding to go on a delegation to meet the PrimeMinister to plead against issuing of final notification bythis month-end for implementing the Cauvery Water DisputesTribunal award.

Meanwhile, P.R.Pandian, State Council member of theTamil Nadu Vivasayigal Sangam, told newsmen that unless twowettings were done immediately, crops in various districtscould not be saved.

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