Desilting of canals commences in Krishnagiri

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District Collector C. Dinesh Kumar launched the desilting works   successful  Badethalavu water  successful  Krishnagiri connected  Friday.

District Collector C. Dinesh Kumar launched the desilting works successful Badethalavu water successful Krishnagiri connected Friday. | Photo Credit: N. BASHKARAN

A monolithic desilting task of Badethalavu water successful Poosaripatti successful Krishnagiri artifact entailing desilting of 18 km magnitude of canals to capable up implicit 13 lakes was launched present by District Collector C. Dinesh Kumar. The works are slated for completion wrong 2 weeks.

The territory medication is steadily desilting lakes availing firm concern done CSR funds and filling them up with the continuing monsoonal rains.

Badethalavu water is dispersed implicit 163 acres and holds capableness of 85.35 cardinal cb.ft. The inflow into the water volition yet capable up Vennampalli lake, Sundapatty lake, Orappam Chinneri, Perieri, Balinayanapalli lake, Rasipalli lake, Kettu lake, Sentharapalli lake, Narayanappan lake, Modikuppam lake, Nakkalpatti lake, Bayaskana lake, and Kaatakaram Kasimkhan lake, successful Bargur national done canals spanning a magnitude of 18 kms.

Speaking connected the project, Mr. Kumar said, the canals are being desilted utilizing 15 antithetic types of desilting vehicles and machinery. Water from the rivulets of Markandeyan river, Thadatharai stream and Nachikuppam stream scope Badethalavu water done Marasandhiram cheque dam.

Badethalavu water is presently filled up to 50% of its capacity. The desilting works volition beryllium completed wrong 2 weeks and the water volition beryllium filled up.

The Collector has actively engaged corporates to usage their CSR funds for desilting of canals enabling filling up of the lakes. Desilting works are nether mode to capable up 28 lakes betwixt Balekuli to Sandhoor. Similarly, desilting of h2o bodies, removal of encroachments and h2o hyacinths has been expedited.

The works connected the Ennekolputhur dam is being expedited and volition beryllium readied by the adjacent monsoons, erstwhile the waters of Thenpennai volition beryllium harvested done the Ennekolputhur canal to capable up Badethalavu lake, said Collector Dinesh Kumar here.

Filling up of h2o bodies

In Krishnagiri, 600 of the 1,097 lakes nether the Rural Development Department are afloat to the brim; 300 lakes are fractional full; and works are nether mode to capable up 200 lakes. Under the Water Resources Department, of the 87 lakes, 77 lakes are afloat and works are undertaken to capable up 10 much lakes. These are works are being taken up utilizing CSR funds, helium added.

Published - November 07, 2025 08:28 p.m. IST

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