Nandangarai check dam dedicated

Coimbatore Collector V. Palanikumar (third from left) inaugurating the Nandangarai check dam at Kalkothi tribal hamlet 33 km from Coimbatore on Friday. Chairman of Siruthuli S.V.Balasubramaniam (second left) and its Managing Trustee Vanitha Mohan (left) are in the picture. A check dam at Nandangarai across the wild stream from Kalkothi at Chadivayal near Siruvani hills was dedicated by the Collector, V. Palanikumar, on Friday.

The check dam is constructed at an outlay of Rs. 1.28 lakh with 51 per cent contribution from Siruthuli (a public initiative to conserve water bodies and ecology) i.e., Rs. 65.38 lakh and 49 per cent by District Rural Development Agency i.e., Rs. 62.62 lakh under the Namakku Naame scheme.

The project commenced in March 2008. A number of office-bearers of Siruthuli including its chairman S.V. Balasubramaniam and Managing Trustee, Vanitha Mohan, took part. Siruthuli pointed out that though the earth has 3/4th water only 1.5 per cent of them was potable. Hence, there was an imperative need to conserve and harness every drop of water that the Mother Nature had given to humanity.

In order to recharge aquifers, running water should be made to walk, walking water should be made to stand and standing water would naturally move downwards and percolate. Nandangarai stream originates from a height of 1,687 meters above mean sea level and flows down to 490 meters onto the check dam area.

The stream belonged to the river Noyyal system and is located in block II of the Boluvampatti Reserve forest, there are 12 small tributaries and the length of the stream was 3.50 km. The technical details of the dam are length 30 metres, breadth 30 metres, height 4 metres providing a water holding capacity of 100 million litres and 500 families of farmers would be beneficiaries. The check dam would help irrigate agricultural land of 1,600 hectares, number of open wells and bore wells that would be recharged by the dam would be 600 numbers and number of farmers’ families.

Eco-san project was also dedicated on Friday. The project at Jageernaickenpalayam is the first one of its kind in Coimbatore wherein a concerted effort had been made to ensure 100 per cent sanitation and covert the waste into useable inputs for the farming community. Specially designed toilets with an inbuilt scheme to segregate wet as well as dry wastes have been constructed for the benefit of the community. Ideal sanitation would be achieved through segregation and once implemented on a large scale it would help us achieve better agrarian security to the country.

Related Posts by Categories

Govt

• Anna Univ Coimbatore Results for B.Tech/B.Arch May 2010
• உலகத் தமிழ் செம்மொழி மாநாடு - மைய நோக்க பாடல்
• உலகத் தமிழ் செம்மொழி மாநாடு - 5 நாள் நிகழ்ச்சி நிரல்
• Officials sensitised to birth, death registration
• Police recruitment exam on th Oct
• Water scheme for Kavundampalayam, Vadavalli may be completed in Dec.
• NREGS implementation gets going good !
• TN sets 9 of blast convicts free
• Khadi Minster is stable !
• Coimbatore textile institute to be upgraded !
• Taking IT jobs to the rural youth
• Government slashes amenities charges
• Corp Will Levy Vacant Land Tax
• SP Issued Guidelines For Cattle Transport
• Water quality monitoring at major river basins
• Tamil Nadu Energy Development Agency to work with sago units
• ESIC medical college @ CBE !
• Inordinate delay in Irugur line doubling criticised
• Tight Scurity For Independence Day
• Steps To Remove Advertisements On Buses
• TNGCTA Urged Govt For New Scale Pay
• Rs 25 Lak Worth Of Jewellery Recovered
• Opium Seized
• MoU Signed
• ICCI Protested The Powercut

Infra

• ‘Medical Transcription Outsourcing Capital !
• Create infrastructure before Tamil meet: RAAC
• Modernisation of non-metro airports in 2 yrs
• Multi-storeyed buildings zones in other cities to be studied
• BSNL launches EVDO Data cards
• Provogue ventures into real estate !
• ICCI Protested The Powercut
• Smart Rooms 2009 Exhibition
• Flowserve to expand Coimbatore operations
• KGISL to invest 600 Cr in SEZ !
• Govt keen to develop Tier II cities
• Coimbatore – An Emerging Real Estate Destination
• Pilloor II Water Supply Scheme Likely By Mid 2010
• Focus Will Be On Road Repairs - Corp
• Residents protest against ST Plant !
• The needs of KOVAI !!
• Construction industry seeks speedy approval mechanism
• Tamizhaga Vivasayigal Sangham - No for Byepass !
• RAAC comes with " Vision Kovai Mission 10"
• ITC - Fortune park to set up Hotel @ Coimbatore !
• Coimbatore industy to set up 1000 MW Power plant !
• IT sector will Boost in 2 yrs ..
• Potholes on roads - Be safe !!
• Bosch to invest Rs 250 crore !!
• Civil engineers role - Expanding ..