Protected Special Agriculture Zone - Cauvery Delta

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Tamil Nadu government has declared the Cauvery delta region as a Protected Special Agriculture Zone.

What is a Protected Agriculture Zone?

Declaring as a Protected Special Agriculture Zone ensures that a particular region will not be granted permission for any new projects like those related to hydrocarbons. Only Agro-based Industries would be given permission to be built.

The protected zone includes eight districts namely Thanjavur (Rice Bowl of Tamil Nadu), Tiruvarur, Nagapattinam, Pudukottai, Cuddalore, Ariyalur, Karur, and Tiruchirapalli.

Such a declaration will prevent non-agrarian projects in the region. The Government has emphasized that central projects on hydrocarbon exploration in the delta region cannot be implemented without No Objection Certificate (NOC) from the State government.

The Cauvery delta region is an important agricultural region in Tamil Nadu. It has been seen that in the last four decades, Tamil Nadu’s food dependence on the delta has fallen from 65% to 40%. Hydrocarbon wells are one of the major reasons behind the same.

Significance of the move

The Cauvery Delta Region is Tamil Nadu’s rice bowl comprising over eight districts.
It is just and reasonable that projects like hydrocarbon exploration have raised concerns among farmers and other agriculture-based labourers.
Drilling for extraction of oil and gas in these regions that hamper agriculture and pose much environmental impact or health hazards will be stopped immediately.

Source: IE

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