The Hindu 03.12.2010
Rain benefits reservoirs in Ooty
A puja being performed at the Marliamund reservoir on Thursday.
Udhagamandalam: Even as concern was growing over normal life being hit in this hill station due to lack of respite from the prolonged wet and cold conditions, good news on the water supply front gave the people something to cheer about.
With the water level touching the brim at the Marliamund reservoir, near here, a puja was performed by the municipality on Thursday.
Among those who participated were the Municipal Chairman, R. Rajendran, and senior councillor N. Chunchiah.
Constructed over a hundred years ago, the Marliamund reservoir is the biggest water source until the Parsons Valley Hydel Reservoir started meeting the water requirements of a sizable part of the town and nearby areas, a few decades ago.
Pointing out that the puja was performed to thank Mother Nature, Mr. Rajendran said that on account of the almost continuous rains there was a sharp rise in the water level in many of the reservoirs.
He added that the storage was satisfactory in the main Parsons Valley Hydel Reservoir and the Tiger Hill reservoir was full.
The Dodabetta lower reservoir and the Kodappamund upper reservoir were nearly full. The Municipal Chairman expressed the confidence that water will not be a source of concern during the Summer of 2011.
