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By rejuvenating the Thippampalayam Lake astatine Pudupalayam Panchayat successful Chennimalai Union, the Olirum Erodu Foundation (OEF) has completed the restoration of 58th h2o assemblage successful Erode district.
Spread crossed 16 acres, the water has been desilted and deepened to person afloat inflow from the Athikadavu–Avinashi Scheme. So far, the instauration has restored 57 ponds, lakes, streams, canals, and cheque dams crossed the territory done systematic cleaning, desilting, and deepening operations aimed astatine expanding h2o retention capacity.
The project, executed with CSR contributions from P and C Projects Private Limited and Seshasayee Paper and Boards Limited, was completed astatine a outgo of ₹40.56 lakh. As Chennimalai is predominantly arid, the Athikadavu–Avinashi Scheme plays a captious relation successful ensuring accordant h2o proviso to the region.
Before restoration, the water was a adust mound overgrown with thorny shrubs, restricting inflow and limiting its retention capableness to 1.15 crore litres. The rejuvenation enactment included a elaborate DGPS survey, removal of dense vegetation, desilting, deepening, and strengthening of bunds. To beforehand biodiversity, 3 earthen vertebrate islands were created, and to heighten inflow, 30 factual pipes were installed. The restored water tin present safely store h2o up to 3.42 feet, with an accrued retention capableness of 6.40 crore litres, importantly improving rainwater retention and groundwater recharge successful the surrounding areas.
