Flood relief not provided to farmers of delt areas: DMDK

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Press Trust of India Thanjavur
Last Updated : Dec 28 2015 | 2:02 PM IST
DMDK leader Vijayakant today alleged that Tamil Nadu government has not provided adequate flood for the affected farmers of the delta districts.
He was participating at a demonstration held here to condemn the Tamil Nadu government for not providing enough relief for the farmers of Thanjavur, Tiuruvarur and Nagapattinam and other districts in the state, who had been affected badly by the floods caused by the reason rains.
He blamed the Tamil Nadu government for not desilting the water bodies in the state, leading to the water draining wastefully into the sea.
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First Published: Dec 28 2015 | 2:02 PM IST

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