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The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court connected Wednesday directed the State authorities to record a presumption study connected desilting Vaigai dam.
A Division Bench of Justices N. Sathish Kumar and M. Jothiraman was proceeding a nationalist involvement litigation petition filed by K.K. Ramesh of Madurai, who sought a absorption to the authorities to desilt Vaigai dam for improving its retention capableness since it was the main root of h2o for Madurai, Theni, Dindigul, Sivaganga and Ramanathapuram districts.
The petitioner complained that the dam was not decently maintained. Mud and sludge were not removed from the furniture of the dam and its retention capableness had reduced. Farmers had urged the authorities to desilt the dam truthful that h2o would beryllium conserved and utilised efficaciously for some drinking and irrigation purposes, helium said.
He said a elaborate task report, on with corresponding outgo estimates amounting to ₹183 crore, was submitted for approval. However, the desilting task was simply successful the conceptual stage.
The petitioner sought a absorption to the State to allot the funds without hold to desilt the dam connected a warfare footing for the payment of the radical of the 5 districts.
If indispensable measures were not taken, the cultivation lands successful the 5 districts which were babelike connected River Vaigai would crook barren and the radical would beryllium affected, helium added.
