PMK announces half-a-day shutdown of shops in Dharmapuri on October 4 demanding implementation of Cauvery Surplus Water Scheme

Pattali Makkal Katchi has called for closure of shops in Dharmapuri for half a day on October 4 demanding implementation of the Cauvery Surplus Water Scheme. PMK president Anbumani Ramadoss told reporters in Dharmapuri on Sunday that one of the main issues in the district was inadequate water availability. The public were demanding that two tmc of surplus water from the Cauvery should be diverted through lift irrigation to benefit three lakh people. Later, Mr. Anbumani Ramadoss, after handing over a house to the kin of the deceased in Salem district who died during a reservation protest, told reporters the State government should conduct a caste census immediately to save the 69% reservation.