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Raise water released from Mettur dam: GK Vasan

THANJAVUR: The state government should enhance the water released from Mettur reservoir to reach the tail-end areas in delta districts on time, TMC leader GK Vasan has said. PWD officials should increase the quantum of water released from the dam, he added.


While addressing reporters here on Monday, Vasan said that if the was fails to reach tail-end areas in Nagapattinam and Tiruvarur districts, it would not possible to execute samba paddy cultivation in a full-fledged manner.



He also expressed hope that the chief minister's foreign tour would be successful for the development of Tamil Nadu . “The chief minister himself should make use of the trip,” the TMC leader further said.

While welcoming scraping of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir, Vasan lauded the BJP government for finding a solution for a 70-year-old issue within 70 days.

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