Farmers under the Kalingarayan canal irrigation system have submitted a representation to the State government seeking the immediate release of irrigation water, stating that the standing perennial crops are under severe stress due to the delay in water supply. 2647), dated November 2, 1966, provides for the release of water through the Kalingarayan Canal every year from June 16 to April 30, a period of ten-and-a-half months. The Water Resources Department subsequently released water only for 15 days, from July 14 to July 28, under G.O. However, the farmers alleged that the water did not reach the tail-end areas of the canal. They said sugarcane, banana and coconut crops raised in the Kalingarayan Canal ayacut were on the verge of withering because of the inadequate water supply.