Even as the Tamil Nadu Government is pressurising the Union Government to direct Karnataka to release water, the Cauvery Hitharakshana Samithi took exception to TN
Residents of Lakshmisagar Layout in Mahadevpura have not faced shortage of drinking water in the past 25 years.
Every alternate day they are assured of drinking water supply for at least 45 minutes to one hour. The monthly water bill is a mere Rs 75, thanks to the Lakshmisagar Residents’ Welfare Association.
CHENNAI: The Monitoring Committee of the Cauvery River Authority will meet in New Delhi on August 24 against the backdrop of rising deficit in receipt of Cauvery water for Tamil Nadu.
Minister for Water Resources Basavaraj Bommai said it is impossible to release water to Tamil Nadu from reservoirs in the Cauvery river basin till all the reservoirs are filled.
THE Institute of Remote Sensing, Anna University on Thursday identified 756 vulnerable pockets in the city in areas like GN Chetty Road, Virugambakkam, MKB Nagar, East-Velachery and Porur as areas with high risk of flooding, after it had conducted a flood-risk mapping of Chennai and its suburbs using ultra modern technology called Airborne Laser Terrain Mapping.
Low water levels in reservoirs of the Cauvery basin is threatening to trigger off another battle for waters of the River Cauvery between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.
Officials told to ensure cent per cent water supply to all beneficiaries
Evaluating:The Minister for Slum Clearance, S. Thangavelan, reviewing schemes in Ramanathpuram on Wednesday.
RAMANATHAPURAM: The Minister for Slum Clearance and Accommodation Control, S. Thangavelan, on Wednesday reviewed the functioning of Cauvery drinking water project in the district.
