Work on to remove sand shoal at mouth of canals
The Hindu
Move comes in the wake of heavy discharges from Kudamuritti and Kodingal canals into the Cauvery
The Public Works Department (PWD) has begun clearing a big sand shoal at the mouth of the Kudamuritti and Kodingal canals to ease flow of flood discharges into the Cauvery.
The move comes in the wake of the recent heavy discharges into both the canals due to the heavy rain resulting in inundation of several low-lying areas in the city earlier this week and as a precautionary measure against possible heavier rainfall during the North East monsoon.
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