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Allocate sufficient funds to replace dam shutters: Ryots

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February 26, 2025

FARMERS have urged the government to allocate sufficient funds in the upcoming 2025-26 budget for the repair or replacement of shutters in ageing reservoirs, including Mettur, Bhavanisagar and Poondi.

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K V Elankeeran, president of the Federation of Cauvery Delta Farmers Association, told TNIE, "During the monsoon, shutters play a crucial role in preventing floods and other mishaps. In the recent years, ageing shutters in perennial reservoirs have been facing minor issues. After one of the three shutters at Parambikulam dam was washed away a few years ago, the government formed a special team to identify old shutters for repair or replacement. However

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