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Pleasure boating work has been launched astatine Ponnaniyar Dam situated connected the borderline of Karur-Tiruchi districts. Chief Minister M. K. Stalin inaugurated the work done video league from Chennai connected Monday.
While the dam and its catchment country are located successful Karur district, the ayacut country of the dam is dispersed implicit Mugavanur panchayat and neighbouring villages successful Tiruchi district.
Although pleasance boating thrust was successful cognition successful the dam once, it was discontinued respective years ago.
The State authorities has present reintroduced the work with a mates of boats. The indispensable infrastructure, including the vessel jetty and a restaurant, has been developed astatine a outgo of ₹2.05 crore. Following the inauguration of the work by the Chief Minister, Collector M. Thangavel and Krishnarayapuram MLA K. Sivagamasundari took a thrust connected a vessel successful the dam.
Set successful sylvan surroundings, Ponnaniyar dam is nestled betwixt Perumal Malai and Semmalai. Situated astir 65 km from Tiruchi, it was built successful 1974 and rainfall travel from Kadavur portion is its main h2o source. The catchment country is dispersed implicit 33.60 sq miles. The dam has a retention capableness of 120 cardinal cubic feet (mcft) and has an ayacut of astir 2,100 acres successful Mugavanur, Sekkanam, and Pazhayakottai villages.
