Water supply to Chennai from Veeranam lake stopped

The water level was dwindling as the tank  was not receiving inflow from the Mettur Dam, a PWD official said.

February 20, 2017 04:38 pm | Updated 05:22 pm IST - Cuddalore (T.N.)

A 2013 picture of the Veeranam lake, in Cuddalore.

A 2013 picture of the Veeranam lake, in Cuddalore.

Supply of water from Veeranam lake to Chennai to meet the drinking water requirement was stopped from Monday owing to poor storage, a senior Public Works Department (PWD) official said.

The water level in the sprawling tank on Monday stood at 27 feet, against its maximum of 47.50 feet, PWD Assistant Engineer R. Govindarajan said.

He said the water level was dwindling as the tank  was not receiving inflow from the Mettur Dam.

Most parts of Tamil Nadu are facing drought like situation in view of monsoon failure.

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