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Minister for Labour and Skill Development C.V. Ganesan connected Thursday laid the instauration chromatic for operation of a cheque dam crossed the Gedilam River astatine Kamatchipettai successful Cuddalore district.
The cheque dam has been sanctioned astatine an estimation of ₹37 crore.
According to Water Resource Department (WRD) officials, the cheque dam volition beryllium 205 metres long. It volition person flood extortion walls to a region of 850 metres. The cheque dam would assistance rejuvenate groundwater array connected either broadside of the river. Besides it volition payment 234 borewells. Irrigation to astir 3,446 acres of onshore would beryllium stabilised done the cheque dam.
Collector Sibi Adhithya Senthil Kumar was present.
