Korattur check dam nearing completion

On completion, it will help augment storage in Chembarambakkam reservoir with Coovum water

Another source will be added before this northeast monsoon to bolster storage at the Chembarambakkam reservoir, one of the major sources of water for Chennai. Nearly 80% of the reconstruction of the British-era Korattur check dam across the clean stretch of the Cooum in Tiruvallur district has been completed. Built in 1879, the check dam with regulator was damaged during the 2015 floods. Officials of the Water Resources Department said the check dam had been designed to discharge 30,000 cusecs (cubic feet per second) of flood water, taking into account the heavy flow in the river six years ago.