Inactive southwest monsoon delays launch of Athikadavu-Avinashi scheme in Coimbatore
Formal commissioning of the eagerly anticipated Athikadavu Avinashi Scheme, expected at this time of the year, could take a little longer due to what is perceived in official circles as erratic nature of southwest monsoon. Absence of the continuity in the rainfall had meant inadequate flow in the Bhavani river, from where the scheme envisages tapping 1.5 tmc surplus water, hampering the test and trial run process for determining the extent of recharge in the specified extent of water bodies. Testing has, so far, been completed in 863 out of 1,045 water bodies, and completion of the task in the remaining 182 water bodies hinges on the further flow in the Bhavani river, Chief Engineer of Water Resources Department, Coimbatore region, S. Sivalingam said. Pipelines running to a cumulative length of 1,058 km links the 1,045 water bodies with a combined ayacut of 24,468 acres in drought-prone locations in Erode, Tirupur and Coimbatore districts.
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