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New Indian Express
15-07-2025
- Politics
- New Indian Express
PAP farmers to press for Anamalaiaru-Nallaru project
TIRUPPUR: Farmers benefiting from the Parambikulam-Aliyar Project (PAP) plan to meet the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and press for the implementation of the pending Anamalaiaru-Nallaru water project. They want the chief minister to discuss the Anamalaiaru-Nallaru project with the Kerala government and implement it quickly. The project envisages the construction of Anamalaiaru Dam and the Nallaru Dam by the state government in the Western Ghats as part of the PAP agreement with the Kerala government. CM Stalin will visit Tiruppur district next week on a two-day trip. The Chief Minister is also set to unveil statues of four people, including former Chief Minister K Kamaraj, who were behind the PAP. Medical K Paramasivam, Chairman of PAP Planning Committee, said, "We plan to meet the chief minister and present three important demands to him when he visits Tiruppur district. We will request the chief minister to discuss the Anamalaiaru-Nallar project with the Kerala government and implement it quickly. We will also urge him to immediately start the PAP renovation project as the structures are broken and dilapidated at many places, causing water wastage. A DPR has already been prepared for this with a project value of about Rs 4,500 crore." "Funds should be allocated to the water user's associations (WUA) to maintain distribution canals and water courses under them. This allocation was given three years ago. This enabled WUAs to maintain the canals. But right now it is not possible. We have decided to emphasise this to the chief minister. We have formally written to the district administration and WRD officials for this," the Chairman added.
Time of India
30-06-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Are farmers being taxed for water usage? Union government answers
Recent social media posts claimed that the Centre planned to tax water usage for farming. The Union Government has denied these claims. The Ministry of Jal Shakti called the reports inaccurate. PIB Fact Check confirmed the claim is false. The confusion arose from misinterpreting the M-CADWM scheme. The ministry clarified that agriculture and water are state subjects. Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads PIB Fact Check confirms claim is false Clarification from the Ministry Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads Recently, several social media posts have gone viral, claiming that the Centre intends to impose a tax on water usage for farming activities. These claims have sparked concerns within the farming community and resulted in huge Union Government has officially denied any such plan to impose a tax on water usage for agricultural purposes. The Ministry of Jal Shakti issued a clarification on June 27, 2025, labelling such reports as "inaccurate and misleading".Setting the record straight, the official PIB Fact Check account confirmed that the claim is false. The Ministry of Jal Shakti has also intervened to provide clarity on the matter. Union Jal Shakti Minister C.R. Patil, in a recent press conference, reiterated that no such tax or user fee has been mandated by the central to the Jal Shakti Ministry, the confusion seems to stem from a misinterpretation of the Modernization of Command Area Development and Water Management (M-CADWM) scheme, which is being implemented under the Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY).This pilot scheme aims to improve irrigation efficiency, ensure equitable water distribution, and introduce modern technology, like pressurised pipeline networks, IoT devices, and SCADA systems for better water management. More importantly, there is no provision in this project requiring farmers to pay user charges for water usage, the ministry said in the statement released on June 27, ministry, in the statement, also emphasised a constitutional point: "agriculture" and "water" are both state subjects. This means any decision about levying water usage fees for farming lies entirely with individual state governments, not the Centre. If Water User Associations (WUAs) or other bodies eventually decide to impose charges, it would be at the discretion of the respective state governments, not due to a central ministry also urged the public and media to confirm information before disseminating it, since it can cause needless fear among farmers. Misinformation campaigns only hurt the interests of the farming community, the administration stressed, and transparency is a top concern.
Hans India
25-04-2025
- Politics
- Hans India
EG lags behind in water cess collection target
Rajamahendravaram: East Godavari district collector P Prasanthi expressed concern over the sluggish pace in the collection of water cess and stressed the need for close personal monitoring by officials. She instructed that tax collection must align with the set targets. Collector Prasanthi conducted a review meeting with field-level revenue officials on Thursday. During the meeting, she instructed the officials to publish mandal-wise details of Water Users Associations (WUAs) to ensure transparency and better coordination. She informed that the district has a total cultivable area of 2,80,000 acres, for which water cess amounting to Rs 2,84,51,378 needs to be collected. However, only Rs 2, 00, 11, 361 (42.16%) of the target has been collected so far. Rajamahendravaram division achieved 40.57% of its target, while the Kovvur division managed 43.75%. The collector said that as per government guidelines, full recovery of the pending taxes must be ensured by the end of January. She also directed that if there are discrepancies in the extent of cultivated land under ayacut areas, joint field-level verification should be conducted by the Revenue, Irrigation, and Agriculture departments. She stated that the collection of water cess is being closely monitored at the level of the Special Chief Secretary to the State Government, highlighting the seriousness of the collector also directed officials to resolve petitions received through the public grievance redressal platform promptly and efficiently, ensuring that citizen concerns are addressed without delay. Joint collector S Chinna Ramudu, District Revenue Officer T Seetha Ramamurthy, RDOs R Krishna Naik and Rani Sushmita, Housing PD S Bhaskar Reddy, District Survey Officer B Lakshminarayana, Collectorate AO Ali, and Tahsildars from 19 mandals attended the meeting.
