GOOD START: Renovation work on the Kandaleru-Poondi canal stretch in Tamil Nadu began on Monday. — Photo: Special Arrangement
CHENNAI
: Renovation work on the Kandaleru-Poondi Canal in the territory of Tamil Nadu formally commenced on Monday.
Extending from near Uthukottai to the Satyamurti Sagar, the Canal's stretch is 25 km long.
The renovation would be carried out by the Sathya Sai Seva Trust and would be taken up in phases, a senior government official said.
Next year
The official said the entire work would be completed early next year. It had been planned in such a way that the work would not hamper the water flow, which was expected by July end or early August.
A ceremony was performed in Aatarambakkam village in Tiruvallur district in the presence of senior Government officials and representatives of Sathya Sai Seva Trust. T. Govindarajan, chief engineer of the Public Works Department, and Kondal Rao, former Chief Engineer (water works) of Andhra Pradesh representing the Trust, were among those present.
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