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TN Farmers Want Centre to Declare Mekedatu Dam Plan Illegal, Stage Stir in Delhi
The New Indian Express Coimbatore
|August 27, 2025
THE Tamil Nadu All Farmer Organisations' Coordination Committee, led by PR Pandian, staged a demonstration at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi on Tuesday, raising various farmer-related demands.
Their demands include declaring the attempts of Karnataka government to construct a dam at Mekedatu as illegal, and approving the construction of a dam at Rasimanal in Tamil Nadu to meet the water requirements of both the states.
When the farmers attempted to lay siege to Parliament, the police prevented them.
This story is from the August 27, 2025 edition of The New Indian Express Coimbatore.
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