The Tamizhaga Vivasaiygal Sangam has demanded the State Government to rollback the price of potassic fertilizers, as it had hit the farmers, especially the paddy cultivators, in the district, said M.R. Sivasamy, State President, said here on Wednesday.
Addressing a demonstration near the new bus stand in Krishnagiri to press 11- point charter of demands, he said that ever since the Union Government introduced the nutrient-based subsidy policy on decontrolled phospatic and potassic fertilizers in February 2011, the price of fertilizers had witnessed an unprecedented rise.
The others demands of the association included waiver of entire loan obtained by the farmers.
The association also urged the Government to extend Rs. 50,000 per acre as production subsidy to bail out the farmers from the present situation. Even farmers who had dug bore well could not irrigate their fields due to lack of power availability.
TANGEDCO extended only three hours of three-phase supply a day. Farmers having agriculture field in the vicinity of Reserve Forests were also hit, as their produce were damaged by the wild boars.
The association also opposed the move of the government in releasing water from Kelevarapalli Dam well ahead of opening water from KRP Dam and Barur Dam.
Protest
The association also demanded immediate withdrawal of cases registered against 34 farmers who were protest against release of water from Barur dam recently.
Over 300 farmers, including women members participated in the demonstration. K.M. Ramagoundar, State general secretary, Tamizhaga Vivasayigal Sangam, presided
