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T.N. Minister for Water Resources and Katpadi MLA Duraimurgan connected Saturday inaugurated a 25-ft precocious memorial pillar astatine Mordhana dam, which was built crossed the Koundinya river, a tributary of the Palar, successful Gudiyatham municipality successful Vellore to commemorate 25 years of the beingness of the dam that helped to irrigate 8, 367 acres of farmland successful the region.
Officials of the Water Resources Department (WRD), which maintains the dam, said that the instauration chromatic was laid much than 3 decades agone successful December, 1990. erstwhile Mr. Duraimurugan was the Minister for Public Works and Forests. A decennary later, the dam was inaugurated by erstwhile Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi successful September 2000. “The dam reached its afloat retention capableness of 261.3 mcft for the tenth clip during the 2025 monsoon. The dam besides witnessed restoration works during that period,” V. Kalipriyan, Assistant Engineer (AE), WRD (Gudiyatham), told The Hindu.
Accompanied by Collector V.R. Subbulaxmi and Vellore MP D.M. Kathir Anand, Mr. Duraimurugan inspected the canal, extortion partition and bund area. “Water from the dam is simply a lifeline for irrigation and home use. It helps to cultivate crops for astatine slightest 3 seasons a year,” said G. Ramu, a farmer.WRD officials said that the restored near canal of the dam runs 31.84 kms distance, covering astatine slightest 19 villages with astir 1,710.92 hectares of farmland.
The near canal, which is 3 metres wide, covers a ample tract of onshore nether cultivation. Water from the Koundinya stream straight irrigates astir 140 acres. Another 220 acres successful the portion are irrigated done h2o from the near canal of the dam alone. WRD officials said that nether the Rehabilitation and Restoration of Lakes strategy 2024-25, the near canal of the dam was taken up for restoration wherever deposited silt connected the canal furniture was removed to a extent of 3 metres to guarantee dependable h2o travel connected it. Growth of heavy vegetation particularly connected bund and slope of the bund was besides removed.
WRD officials said that restoration of the cardinal canal of the dam has helped for retention of excess rainwater successful the dam to its afloat capableness during the 2025 monsoon since 2021 monolithic floods successful the region. Excess h2o from the dam besides overflows to 19 irrigation tanks connected the downstream of the river, thereby providing capable h2o for farmers successful the country for cultivation. On the occasion, S. Pavalakannan, Superintending Engineer (SE), WRD, R. Venkatesh, Executive Engineer (EE), WRD, P. Gopi, Assistant Executive Engineer (AEE), WRD, and S. Ramkumar, AE (WRD) were present.
