People shower flower petals on river and offer prayers
Bullock cart race held as part of celebrations
NAMAKKAL: Over 2,000 people from different parts of Namakkal district participated in the Pongal celebrations organised by the district administration on Saturday and took a pledge to protect River Cauvery.
Praveen Bose / Bangalore December 25, 2009, 0:52 IST
The city is examining options, including rainwater harvesting.
Bangalore, which draws all its drinking water from the Cauvery has been lauded as a model city for its well-metered water supply system and an effective complaint redress mechanism.
Works to complete the Cauvery Phase IV Second Stage, which is expected to provide the City with a crucial 500 million litres of water per day, are going on at a steady pace.
KARUR: Harness the excess water running down the Cauvery during times of flooding at the Panjapatti lake in Karur district so that hundreds of wells in the Krishnarayapuram taluk and surrounding areas could recharge easily, District Congress Committee has opined.
KRISHNAGIRI: Owing to heavy rain in Karnataka, excess water from KR Sagar, Kabini was being let into Cauvery river raising its water level in Hogennakkal.
An inflow of 5,536 mcft water from Krishnaraja Sagar Dam, 700 mcft of water from Kabini and 7,906 mcft of water due to heavy rain in catchment areas of Biligundu had been recorded.
A flood alert was sounded along the banks of Cauvery river and bathing banned in the famous tourist spot of Hogenakkal waterfall in the district on Wednesday following release of surplus water from dams in neighbouring Karnataka into the inter-state river.
THE Thamizhaga Vivasayigal Sangam has demanded the closure of all dyeing units along the Noyyal, Cauvery and Bavani rivers and the Kalingarayan canal to protect farm lands from pollution.
