This story is from October 10, 2020

‘Implement water project in Dharmapuri’

‘Implement water project in Dharmapuri’
Coimbatore: PMK leader S Ramadoss has demanded that the state government implement the Dharmapuri district surplus water irrigation project proposed by his party for the benefit of farmers.
In a statement on Friday, Ramadoss said that the project estimated to cost Rs 650 crore would ensure adequate water for cultivation as well as drinking in Dharmapuri.
He said that about 4.4 lakh hectares of land in Dharmapuri was cultivable. However only 1.95 hectares have water source for irrigation while the remaining land depends on rain.
With erratic rain, the area of cultivation was also dwindling, he said. There are 10 reservoirs in the district, but all are dry. Besides the 10 reservoirs, there are 83 big tanks and 769 smaller tanks and 1,230 other waterbodies. Surplus water flowing through Cauvery in Hogenakkal during monsoons can be drawn through pipes and supplied to these water bodies and tanks. Roughly 3000 million cubic of water can be stored in these reservoirs, which can be utilised for cultivation, he pointed out.
“If this scheme is implemented, one lakh acres can be irrigated and 15 lakh people will get drinking water. It will cost Rs 650 crore,’’ he said.
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