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Krishna water to come next week

Wednesday, 09 September 2009 00:22
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The Hindu 09.09.2009

Krishna water to come next week

 

M. Malleswara Rao and T. Ramakrishnan

HYDERABAD/CHENNAI: The Andhra Pradesh government on Tuesday announced that it would release Krishna water for Chennai from September 15. Water from the Kandaleru reservoir in Nellore district, about 200 km north of Chennai, would be released to the Satyamurti Sagar in Poondi through the Kandaleru-Poondi Canal.

This decision was taken at a high-level meeting chaired by Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister K. Rosaiah in Hyderabad. Major Irrigation Minister P. Lakshmaiah said it was taken on the basis of a request from the Tamil Nadu government. His government would meet its commitment in full, but over two or three spells as was done in the previous years.

The Telugu Ganga canal originates from the Srisailam dam and reaches Poondi after covering a distance of 408 km and crossing three major reservoirs, including Kandaleru. The Srisailam reservoir is now nearly full while Kandaleru has a storage of 22 thousand million cubic feet (tmcft).

The announcement has enthused officials of the Tamil Nadu Water Resource Department (WRD) and Chennai Metrowater in view of the declining storage in the reservoirs catering to the city’s needs. On Tuesday, the combined storage was about 2.7 tmcft against the capacity of 11.057 tmcft. On the corresponding day last year, the storage was about 3.9 tmcft. Given the present level of drawal, the storage can last a couple of months.

Last Updated on Wednesday, 09 September 2009 00:24
 

New ‘sand vent’ coming up

Wednesday, 09 September 2009 00:00
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The Hindu 09.09.2009

New ‘sand vent’ coming up

S. Ganesan

At Pulivalam to restrict flood discharges into city

— PHOTO: R.M. RAJARATHINAM.

PROJECT: Construction of the ‘sand vent’ under way near Tiruchi.

TIRUCHI: A new regulatory system being built near the inflow point of the Nangam Kattuvari along the Uyyakondan river at Pulivalam about 20 km from here is expected to restrict the surplus discharges from various drainage channels which often flood Tiruchi city during the monsoon.

The ‘sand vent,’ replacing a much smaller and ancient structure of the same kind, is one of the important components of the Rs.253-crore flood control project currently being executed by the Public Works Department. The project, apart from strengthening the bunds of the Cauvery and Coleroon in Tiruchi, Karur and Perambalur districts, also envisages improvements to the Uyyakondan and Kudamuritti rivers and other channels.

PWD officials point out that one of the major objectives of the project is to restrict the surplus flows from rivers, irrigation and drainage channels into Tiruchi city from far off places. Several drainage channels flowing down from Karur district join the Uyyakondan river at various places.

Through the construction of a bigger sand vent at Pulivalam, the surplus flow from the Nangam Kattuvari could be regulated and diverted through the Kodingal channel to restrict the water flow in the Uyyakondan river that runs across Tiruchi city, says K.K. Palanisamy, Executive Engineer, PWD, RC Division.

Apart from the Nangam Kattuvari, the surplus waters from a dozen drainage channels also flow into the Uyyakondan river. At times of floods, the drainage channels carry about 7,000 cusecs of water, sending the Uyyakondan river in spate.

A substantial portion of this flow would now be diverted through the Kodingal channel, which ultimately flows into the Cauvery near the confluence point of the Kudamuritti river along the Karur Highway at the entry point to Tiruchi city.

The old sand vent, built about 70 to 80 years ago, was too small to help effective regulation of the surplus flow. The shutters of the structure had also been damaged compounding to the problem.

The new structure with three vents (against the existing two) and shutters is being built at a cost of Rs.1.55 crore. The sand vent would also serve as a bridge for the locals to cross over the channel.

The foundation of the structure has already been raised and the sand vent would be fully completed well before the monsoon season next year.

Last Updated on Wednesday, 09 September 2009 11:59
 

Satellite city planned near Perambalur

Tuesday, 08 September 2009 11:26
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The New Indian Express 08.09.2009

Satellite city planned near Perambalur

Express News Service


PERAMBALUR: Efforts are on to establish a `satellite city’ in Perambalur district shortly, said A Raja, Union Minister for Telecommunication and Information Technology.

A private enterprise, `Israe’, has expressed a desire to set up a satellite city on the national highway within Perambalur district limits.

A single piece of 300 acres of will be identified and the city established comprising a five star hotel, commercial complex, educational institutions and other infrastructure at an estimated cost of RS 500 crore. Talks will be held with the District Collector by the month-end to select the site for the location.

Addressing a press meet here on Monday, the Minister referred to the medical college in Perambalur and engineering college in Ariyalur, the foundation for which will be laid in October. The function will be inaugurated by the Chief Minister through video conference mode. Deputy Chief Minister M K Stalin will be participating in the function in person.

Preliminary work related to acquisition of land measuring 3,500 acres, both poromboke and government owned had commenced and the relevant files had been forwarded to the Chief Secretary and the District Collector related to the Special Economic Zone (SEZ). Union Ministry of Commerce had already given the green signal for setting up of SEZ. The draft of the project will be allotted to different organisations on contract basis.

The preliminary work will be completed in about two months and the CM will initiate the inauguration through video conference. The MRF Tyre Factory is coming up in the district in an area of 350 acres and efforts are on to acquire the land needed for the project.

Action is being taken on behalf of the telecom department to curb the sale of unauthorised cell phones that are flooding the market from China. It is also planned by the officials of commercial tax and telecom departments to seize such devices, identifying the source of import. The Government College of Technology will start functioning by the year end in a 10-acre land on Perambalur-Chettikulam Road, Raja added.

Last Updated on Tuesday, 08 September 2009 11:29
 
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