Coimbatore: More than 200 farmers from Annur and Mettupalayam Talang on Friday Petition District Collector GS Sameran to continue with the proposed Industrial Industrial Development Project project, which 3,800 hectares are identified in their region for acquisition.
A few months ago, Tidco officials from Chennai have visited the villages of Akkaraisengampalli, Kuppanur, Pogalur, and Vadakkalur in Annur Taluk, and the villages of Iluppanasatham and Bellepalayam in Mettupalayam Taluk and surveyed land for the project.
It states that most of the land in two net is owned by small-scale farmers, which depend on the same thing for their livelihoods, farmers on Friday urged collectors to find land elsewhere.
They gathered in the collector in the morning and gathered in the morning and sat in front of the office building in the collector until Sameran arrived there at 11 am.
After listening to their complaints, the collectors received petitions from each farmer.
Many farmers turned emotionally while airing their complaints to collectors and crying.
While some of them tried to prostrate in front of the collector, Kolectoran staff prevented them from doing it.
S palanimy, a farmer from Vakkamkombu, said he only knew agriculture to make a living.
“If my land is taken from me, I will lose my livelihood.
I want to protect my land and forward it to the next generation.” Palanisamy said he had grown corn on his land.
Most farmers are accompanied by their young men and daughters, who are graduates and wants to take agriculture.
They said they could modernize agriculture and become a successful farmer.
“We barely get a job.
Even if we get a job, the salary will be lacking.” J Rajkumar, a graduate of MSc computer science, said he used to help his parents with agricultural activities.
“Now, I want to take the farm as a full-time job.
We have 2.5 hectares and it is the only source of income for us.
We don’t want to lose the land.” Collector said all project proposals were only at the initial stage.
“At present, only survey work has been completed.
I will bring the conflict of farmers to the project with the state government notices.”