Thirumayam battles a slew of problems

Predominantly agrarian, the Thirumayam Assembly constituency in Pudukottai district is beset with civic and agriculture-related problems worrying the electorate.  Poor monsoon, dry waterbodies, depleting groundwater level and lack of proper water management and conservation measures have all hit hard farmers solely dependent on agriculture for their livelihood.

Encompassing Thirumayam, Arimalam, and Ponnamaravathy unions, the constituency continues to remain industrially backward necessitating many educated youth to move out in search of employment.  Farmers rue that Thirumayam being a rain-fed region and blessed with several tanks, sufficient attention had not been accorded to water management and conservation measures over the years affecting the agriculturists.