Students, farmers, academicians and public took out a rally from the Gandhi Memorial Museum to stress the importance of water conservation in the city on Sunday.
The rally was organised as a part of a meeting organised by NAWAD Tech, to discuss water scarcity and related issues as well as the implementation of smart waterways project.
“We are preparing a proposal to utilise the Vandiyur tank as a summer storage point which would be of great help for residents of the temple city. If the whole tank is deepened by three to four metres, its water retaining capacity and storage will also improve,” said A.C. Kamaraj, Chairman of NAWAD Tech.
Benefits
Mr. Kamaraj further elucidated on the smart waterways project which could tap flood water and benefit not only agriculture, but also aid in electricity generation and thus help in the power situation also.
Disposal practices
Speakers at the meet further stressed the importance of keeping the local tanks and the Vaigai clean and spoke about the need to evolve effective practices for the disposal of garbage and sewage to avoid polluting waterbodies.
S. Mohan Gandhi and V. Pugalagiri, Managing Director of the Vadamalayan Hospitals, also spoke at the meeting.
