Tamil Nadu: EPS Urges Government to Reopen Mettur Dam to Save Standing Crop in Delta Districts

Tamil Nadu: EPS urges government to reopen Mettur dam to save standing crop in delta districts

Edappadi Palaniswami calls for reopening Mettur Dam to save delta farmers' crops amid water supply issues.

Palaniswami urges TN govt to release Mettur Dam water for Delta crops

Thanjavur (Tamil Nadu) Feb 8 (PTI) AIADMK chief Edappadi K Palaniswami on Sunday demanded that the Tamil Nadu government immediately release water from the Mettur Dam to save standing paddy crops in the Delta region.Speaking to reporters after interacting with distressed farmers in Thanjavur district, he stated that the paddy crops, currently in the flowering (milking) stage, require urgent irrigation for at least another 20 days to ensure a suc…

Reopen Mettur dam to protect standing paddy crops: EPS to Stalin govt

He observed that several stretches of farmland were already showing signs of stress due to inadequate irrigation.

Edappadi Palaniswami urges Tamil Nadu authorities to reopen Mettur dam to save lots of standing crop in delta districts

AIADMK basic secretary Edappadi Okay. Palaniswami inspects water-starved ‘thaladi’ season paddy fields at Vannarappettai in Thanjavur district on February 8, 2026 and interacts with farmers about crop losses attributable to the dearth of irrigation | Photograph Credit score: R. Vengadesh The Chief of Opposition and AIADMK basic secretary Edappadi Okay. Palaniswami, on Sunday (February 8, 2026), urged the Tamil Nadu authorities to reopen the Mett…