Summary:
A pump house is to be constructed at the north end of the Cauvery near Melur to tap water for the targeted beneficiaries of ?63.70 crore drinking water scheme. A footbridge will be constructed across the river from the pump house up to Kambarasampettai for laying a main to bring water. Hence, all works related to the pump house would have to be completed before opening the dam for irrigation. Once the project is completed, Tiruchi Corporation will take over the responsibility of supplying drinking water to them. Everything was in place to start the works soon after the PWD nod..