Include us in panel set up to prevent water theft in PAP: Farmers

FARMERS from Parambikulam Aliyar Project (PAP) irrigation areas have demanded officials to include them in the joint action committee set up to prevent water theft in PAP.

- P SRINIVASAN @Tiruppur

P Velusamy, PAP Vellakoil Branch Canal Water Conservation Movement president, said, "We continue to fight against water theft in the PAP scheme because we are at the tail-end of PAP. Due to this, we are constantly facing water shortages for irrigation. All the farmers will get more water than their requirement only when water theft is eliminated in PAP. WRD told us that water theft is likely to occur at around 3,000 locations in PAP but as far as we know it is likely to be twice that. However, a joint action committee comprising the revenue, water resources, TNEB, and