Farmers & Fisheries

The official press note and public reporting record a Rule 110 statement in which Vijay announced drinking-water projects worth about Rs 4,800 crore and said cases filed against farmers and teachers who took part in peaceful protests between 2021 and 2026 would be withdrawn. The water package includes a 400 MLD desalination plant for North Chennai and nearby areas, Avadi 24x7 supply work, renovation of older combined water-supply schemes, Kilpauk treatment-plant expansion, and additional drinking-water works for Madurai and Cuddalore. TVK Tracker marks this as a combined urban-water and civil-liberties update. It is not complete until project sanctions, tender timelines, land and environmental approvals, scheme-wise budgets, case-withdrawal government orders, court filings, affected-person lists, and district-level execution data become public.

The official press note records Vijay opening the Mettur dam sluice gates on September 1 for Delta irrigation and drinking-water needs, with release planned for 45 days depending on reservoir storage and inflows. The statement also linked the decision to Tamil Nadu's legal position on Cauvery water, referring to the tribunal award and the Supreme Court's 2018 judgment. Opposition criticism, reported around the same update, focused on the delayed opening and whether 45 days would be enough after Kuruvai cultivation losses. TVK Tracker treats the development as an irrigation and Centre-state rights checkpoint. The next evidence is daily discharge data, water-reach reports from Delta districts, crop-stage impact, Karnataka inflow records, Cauvery Water Management Authority directions, compensation or advisory orders, and Assembly answers from the water resources and agriculture portfolios.

The vijay.com press record says Minorities Welfare Minister A.M. Shahjahan announced that the state would cover full undergraduate tuition fees for Muslim women admitted under the government quota in government, aided, and self-financing colleges across arts and science, engineering, medicine, agriculture, law, and related streams. The same grants file also mentions a new Minorities Women's Arts and Science College in Chennai through the Tamil Nadu Wakf Board, scholarship expansion for Muslim girls in Classes 9 and 10, a revolving fund for income-generating assets on minority religious-institution properties, and self-employment training. TVK Tracker treats this as an announced minorities-welfare and education package. The next evidence is the government order, beneficiary eligibility, course-wise fee caps, college reimbursement process, application route, scholarship disbursal data, safeguards against exclusion, and public reporting on the new college's site, staffing, admissions, and opening date.

Daily Thanthi reported a state government announcement that water will be released from Mettur dam for 45 days from September 1, depending on storage and inflow, to support drinking-water needs and Cauvery Delta irrigation after a delayed season. The note says the 2026-27 irrigation year began with only 41.223 tmcft of usable storage and that water could not be supplied continuously earlier because Karnataka releases and reservoir levels were insufficient. TVK Tracker treats this as a practical water-security update, not a final solution to the Cauvery dispute. The next checks are actual discharge data, tail-end reach, crop area protected, district coordination, water-use advisories, and whether farmers receive compensation or alternate support where Kuruvai losses already occurred.

News Today reported that Industries Minister S. Keerthana told the Assembly the government would consider alternative industrial projects on land connected to the scrapped Parandur airport plan, with a focus on jobs that do not harm residents, farmland, or water systems. The article also records opposition questions about what happens to land already acquired and government arguments that the old airport plan risked flooding and displacement. TVK Tracker treats this as an economic-development follow-up to the airport cancellation. The next evidence is a public land inventory, return-or-reuse policy, farmer consultation, environmental assessment, SIPCOT proposal, investment plan, compensation status, and whether local residents actually benefit from any replacement project.

The official August 25 update says the Assembly saw heated exchanges after DMK MLA S. Austin asked whom people in six vacant constituencies should approach for grievances after their MLAs resigned. Minister K.A. Sengottaiyan said ministers-in-charge had been appointed and that by-elections were the only real solution, while AIADMK leader Edappadi K. Palaniswami protested and his microphone was reportedly switched off during the exchange. TVK Tracker records this as a representation and Assembly-procedure file. The next evidence is Election Commission by-election scheduling, constituency minister orders, grievance-office data, Speaker rulings, and whether proceedings remain accessible without cutting off substantive opposition questions.