Water storage in Poigai dam in Kanniyakumari district reaches capacity
The Hindu
A farmer from Shenbagaramanputhur, said the government should repair the channels and water bodies so that the agriculture could be continued in areas regularly irrigated before the construction of the dam
Water storage in Poigai dam in Kanniyakumari district has reached its capacity 21 years after it was commissioned by former Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi. The capacity of the dam in Aralvaimozhi is 42.65 ft.
“Even though copious rain in the district contributed to the dam to reach its capacity, renovation works carried out in Chunganodai and Irappaiyar ensured that the water reached the dam,” explained A. Vasanthi, PWD Executive Engineer, who is additional in-charge-of Kodayar river basin.
She said renovation work was done in 2017 in areas, which were totally inaccessible for 7 km. “The goods necessary for renovation were transported by donkeys. In 2019, the water storage reached 33 feet,” A. Vasanthi said.
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