Tamil Nadu Water and Drainage Board (TWAD) managing director C N Maheswaran Thursday convened a meeting here to review the water situation and problem in seven districts of the region.
The TWAD officials from Coimbatore, Erode, Tiruppur, Nilgiris, Salem, Namakkal and Karur districts participated in the meeting in which Maheswaran suggested organising meetings to create awareness among the public on the importance of the water, its management and judicious use.
As the state received 60 per cent lesser rain this year, the officials from Corporations to Gram Panchayat-levels should arrange to distribute water-starved areas by taking the commodity from water-surplus regions, he said.
Also, he suggested carrying out works like repairs of broken pipelines and motor for pumping water on warfooting so that the people should not suffer and ensure that the drinking water reached the most remote areas in the region.