Attempting to give a push to irrigation infrastructure available in the state, Tamil Nadu government today announced new projects worth over Rs 670 crore.
Making a suo motu statement in the Assembly, Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa said a barrage would be constructed across Coleroon river near Aadhanur-Kumaramangalam villages of Nagapattinam and Cuddalore districts to store 0.6 TMC of water at a cost of Rs 400 crore.
The barrage would help in storing storm water during flooding in the Cauvery and help save water in the Coleroon, she said.
The government would construct renovate sand vent installed in Uyyakondan channel in Pettavaithalai village near Srirangam of Tiruchirapalli at Rs 14 crore, she said, adding, Rs 48 crore has been earmarked to be spent for irrigation facilities in Theni district.
While 17 check dams would be constructed in Tiruchirapalli district at a cost of Rs 32 crore, similar infrastructure in Dindigal district would be improved at Rs 31 crore, she said.
Similarly, irrigation infrastructure in Erode and Tiruvallur districts would also be improved, the Chief Minister added.
