Mr. Palaniswami assured a gaggle of farmers, which met him on Tuesday at Courtallam throughout his Makkalai Kaappom, Thamizhagaththai Meetpom marketing campaign, that if the result of this research was constructive, the undertaking can be applied at any price.
Farmers complained to Mr. Palaniswami that the irrigation tanks had not been dredged within the final 4 years. While the irrigation tanks had 1000’s of truck a great deal of silt, permission had not been given to potters to take it freed from price to nourish their ranches even because the realtors had been allowed to take it illegally for business functions. “While a number of 1000’s of cusecs of water goes waste, the federal government just isn’t in a temper to assemble checkdams to enhance water desk,” the farmers complained.
Mr. Palaniswami mentioned the AIADMK employed the companies of retired Superintending Engineers and the Chief Engineers of Water Resources and the Public Works Department to pick websites for establishing checkdams.
“After taking on kudimaramaththu for deepening and strengthening the irrigation tanks in an enormous manner, we had chosen 4 websites for establishing checkdams throughout the Cauvery and as many spots throughout the Tamirabharani. But, the DMK authorities, which got here to energy in 2021, shelved these tasks for causes greatest identified to Chief Minister Stalin. When we return to energy, we’ll fulfil all of your real calls for,” Mr. Palaniswami assured.
Livelihood points
Tamil Nadu Differently-abled Legal Protection Association president R. Shanmugasundaram, in a memorandum to Mr. Palaniswami, mentioned Mr. Stalin, who issued greater than 50 Government Orders for the welfare of the individuals with disabilities, had not taken any step to implement these orders. The orders on roadside retailers and allotting 5% of retailers beneath city and the agricultural native our bodies to the individuals with disabilities remained on paper.
“Even after complaints had been submitted to the Collectors involved in regards to the differently-abled being not allowed to take part within the public sale, motion was not taken as a result of political strain and coercion. The month-to-month help for the differently-abled must be elevated to ₹3,000 and the AIADMK ought to create a wing for us and get our calls for to be included within the AIADMK’s ballot manifesto,” Mr. Shanmugasundaram mentioned.
Association treasurer Gandhimathi mentioned the DMK’s promise of reserving 4% of the federal government jobs for individuals with disabilities with crucial academic qualification was but to be applied.
Mr. Palaniswami recalled that retrofitted bikes at an estimate of ₹52 crore got to 10,000 individuals with disabilities in the course of the AIADMK rule whereas 5,000 individuals acquired battery-operated wheelchairs value ₹45 crore. Moreover, over 2 lakh bodily challenged individuals got welfare help totalling ₹330 crore throughout AIADMK regime, he mentioned.
“The differently-abed candidates showing for the Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission and Union Public Service Commission got ₹50,000 every by the AIADMK authorities. Subsidy for self-employment was elevated to ₹25,000. As life has turn into a battle for you, we’ll be with you in going through and neutralising these challenges as we return to energy,” Mr. Palaniswami mentioned.
A gaggle of presidency schoolchildren, who have gotten admission within the medical faculties because of the 7.50% reservation launched by the earlier AIADMK authorities, met and thanked Mr. Palaniswami, who offered them stethoscope.
Published – August 05, 2025 09:37 pm IST
