Vaigai dam will be desilted in three months, State tells High Court
The State Government announced that the desilting of the Vaigai dam will be completed within three months. This decision follows a public interest litigation petition highlighting the dam's reduced storage capacity due to inadequate maintenance. The court has directed the State to provide a status report on the desilting process.
- ▪The desilting of Vaigai dam is expected to be completed in three months.
- ▪A public interest litigation was filed to address the dam's maintenance issues.
- ▪Farmers have requested the government to desilt the dam to improve water conservation for drinking and irrigation.
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The State Government on Wednesday told the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court that the desilting of Vaigai dam would be completed in three months. The court directed the State to file a status report in this regard.A Division Bench of Justices N. Sathish Kumar and M. Jothiraman was hearing a public interest litigation petition filed by K.K. Ramesh of Madurai, who sought a direction to the authorities to desilt Vaigai dam for improving its storage capacity since it was the main source of water for Madurai, Theni, Dindigul, Sivaganga and Ramanathapuram districts.The petitioner complained that the dam was not properly maintained. Mud and sludge were not removed from the bed of the dam and its storage capacity had reduced.
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