Chief Minister Jayalalithaa on Sunday ordered allocation of nearly Rs.100 crore to strengthen water resources across the State which include construction of a check dam at the cost of Rs. 35 crore across the Kosasthaliyar for storing the Krishna water from Andhra Pradesh for meeting Chennai’s water requirements.
An official release said a basin dam would be constructed at Ladanenthal village in Sivaganga district to channel water to Maranadu lake from the Vaigai river and to nine other lakes at a cost of Rs.12.85 crore, while another bed dam would be built near Atthur village at the cost of Rs.16 crore to supply water Parthibanur Periya Eri, Siriya Eri and Vannikudi Eri.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/rs-100-crore-allocated-augment-water-resources
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/hindu-chennai
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/tamil-nadu
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/check-dam
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/krishna
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/andhra-pradesh
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/sivaganga-d
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/rivers
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/dams
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/lakes
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ariyalur
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/irrigation
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/water-resources
