After the AIADMK flagged the issue of the construction of a check dam by the Kerala government across Siruvani river, the Tamil Nadu government, on Friday, informed the Legislative Assembly it would hold talks with the neighbouring State. Velumani moved a call attention motion in the House over the issue, pointing out that Siruvani was a major source of drinking …
Hundreds of people under the aegis of the Pulpally and Mullankolly grama panchayats on the Kerala-Karnataka border on Tuesday set up a temporary check dam across the Kabani river to tackle drinking water crisis in the region. After inflow in the Kabani dropped sharply adversely affecting the operation of pumping stations of the two civic bodies, people came forward to …
The Water Resources Department will start work next week on the reconstruction of the dilapidated check dam across the clean stretch of the Cooum near Sorancheri. A ring bund would be formed to begin construction of the check dam as the river bed has a flow following recent rain spell,” said an official. The water table near the check dams …
The Water Resources Department has started preliminary work on building a check dam across the Palar at Ullavur in Kancheepuram district. Officials said the height of the check dam would be 1.5 metres and it would help recharge groundwater and augment water supply to neighbouring villages. “We plan to complete building the Ullavur check dam by May next year,” said …
