Archive · 5 Oct 2026
Tamil Nadu Ministers Travel to Kerala for Irrigation Talks
Tamil Nadu ministers are expected to travel to Kerala on October 5.
They plan to talk about the Anamalayar-Nallaru project.
Farmers in three western Tamil Nadu districts have wanted the project for a long time.
They hope it will help improve irrigation for their farms.
The ministers are expected to meet Kerala’s chief minister and irrigation minister.
The report does not say whether the two states will make an agreement.
It also does not give a building schedule or explain how much the project would cost.
What happens next will depend on what the ministers discuss.
A Tamil Nadu ministerial delegation is expected to visit Kerala on October 5 for talks on the Anamalayar-Nallaru project.
The delegation is expected to include Water Resources Minister Anand, Revenue Minister Sengottaiyan, Public Welfare Minister Arunraj and Tourism Minister Rajesh Kumar.
The ministers are expected to meet Kerala Chief Minister V D Satheesan and the state’s Irrigation Minister.
Farmers in Coimbatore, Tiruppur and Erode districts have long sought the project to improve irrigation.
The report gives no details of an agreement, project cost, funding, construction schedule or irrigation coverage.
- Who
- A delegation of Tamil Nadu ministers is expected to meet Kerala Chief Minister V D Satheesan and the state’s Irrigation Minister.
- What
- The ministers are expected to discuss the Anamalayar-Nallaru project and its implementation.
- When
- The visit is scheduled for October 5, described in the report as Monday; no year is specified.
- Where
- Kerala; the meeting venue is not specified.
- Why
- To continue discussions on a project sought by farmers in Coimbatore, Tiruppur and Erode districts to improve irrigation.
- Project
- Anamalayar-Nallaru project
- Planned visit
- October 5; the year is not stated
- Tamil Nadu districts cited
- Coimbatore, Tiruppur and Erode
- Expected delegation
- Water Resources, Revenue, Public Welfare and Tourism ministers
- Expected Kerala participants
- Chief Minister V D Satheesan and the state’s Irrigation Minister
- Outcome
- No agreement or project decision is reported