Farmers of Hanur Taluk in Karanataka search Coimbatore administrations help to hint map of erstwhile water physique

Kollegal taluk, out of which Hanur taluk was carved later, was a part of the composite Coimbatore district in the course of the British regime.

Down the many years, the water physique was subsumed within the reserve forest space. The map is essential for the group because the Forest Department in Karnataka had reportedly expressed readiness to revive the water physique on furnishing of correct information.

A group of farmers had initially approached the Erode district administration and carried out an intensive search within the sub-registrar workplace in Gobichettipalayam, however weren’t in a position to hint the information. They have been, in flip, directed to the District Record Centre at Perur in Coimbatore district. The water physique was essential for livelihood of residents in 17 hamlets together with Doddadevarahalli, Kadambur, Makaralli and Elachikarai within the environment, Arputharaj, a group member mentioned.

The group has in its possession a doc pertaining to 1915 that had been preserved for generations. The doc states in regards to the existence of the water physique on the time when Coimbatore district had the jurisdiction over Kollegal previous to demarcation of boundaries on linguistic foundation, after the British period.

The reason behind the group that has been searching for information from Tamil Nadu that might corroborate the particulars within the doc of their possession was espoused on the month-to-month farmers’ grievance redressal assembly by a senior functionary of Annur-based Kongu Ilaignar Peravai Palanisamy.

District Collector Pavankumar G. Giriyappanavar, who chaired the assembly, assured the members to hint out the map from the District Record Centre.

According to the Archives Department, the Coimbatore District Record Office established in 1982 preserves information of administrative and historic significance that are greater than 30 years outdated. A complete of 38,741 information belonging to Revenue, Education, Forest, Local Administration and different departments are preserved.

Public welfare organisations in Hanur have been emphasising on revival of the water physique for a couple of decade, and the farmers have been actively pursuing the problem for the final two years, within the wake of acute water scarcity.

The residents who’re pre-dominantly Tamil-speaking folks discover themselves in a state of affairs of sourcing water from borewells dug to a depth in extra of 900 metres. “The salt content material within the water is inflicting varied illnesses,” Mr. Arputhasamy mentioned.

At current, the positioning of the erstwhile water physique appears to be like like a shrunken pond. Fortunately for the residents, the Forest Department isn’t averse to restoring the water physique. The revival of water physique will pave approach for laying a pipeline for sourcing Cauvery water from inside a 16-km distance whereby the aquifer stage would additionally rise, Mr. Arputhasamy mentioned.