Move to reducing size of waterways opposed

The Tamil Nadu Consumer Protection and Environment Research Centre, Tiruvarur, has opposed immoderate determination to trim the size of 2 important waterways – Odampoki River and Kidaramkondan drain transmission - for roadworthy improvement successful Tiruvarur town.

In a solution passed astatine its gathering recently, the centre pointed retired that Odampoki River and Kidaramkondan drain transmission subdivision disconnected from the Vettar connected the westbound of Tiruvarur municipality and rejoin the stream connected the east. The 2 waterways with 30-50 metre width service arsenic flood drain channels during dense monsoon isolated from ensuring h2o proviso for irrigation. They besides relation arsenic a groundwater recharging source.