Farmers in the district have called upon the Public Works Department to construct a series of check dams across the Bhavani river to harness water for irrigational use during summer months.
The check dams will serve twin-purposes of preventing water accruing from the monsoon rains from draining into the sea and recharging groundwater, according to farmer organisations in the Thadapalli-Arakankottai and Kalingarayan ayacut areas.
Study
According to sources, the Water Resources Department is in the process of studying scope for augmenting water storage in canals and rivers Statewide, for recharge of acquifer.
Farmers in the district have already represented their plea for formulation of suitable project proposal to the Public Works Department. With the demand for drinking water increasing due to urbanisation, such check-dams would also pave way for the government to device combined drinking water schemes to cater to the urban population, farmers say.
