Polagam villagers watch helplessly as illegal sand miners rule the roost
Published on by Water Network Research, Official research team of The Water Network in Social
Thirumalairajanar river is being ravaged, exposing the village to vagaries of monsoon.
Each day, even before the sun ascends the horizon, the bed and banks of this tributary of the Cauvery is slowly and steadily ravaged, exposing the village to the vagaries of the monsoon, which is often accompanied by cyclone.
Along the Thirumalairajanar river, the embankments, once dotted with bamboo and teak trees, have been denuded to lay a path for ensuring the free movement of these tractors and trucks.
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