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The Water Resources Department has started clearing encroachments in channels leading to Porur lake on Monday. Many portions of such earthen channels that had vanished over the years in Mangadu are being restored now. Four branch channels join Thanthikal channel, which carries surplus water from Chembarambakkam reservoir to Porur lake, at various points. The 10-km…Continue Reading

Encroachments on waterbodies wreak havoc in Kanniyakumari

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Encroachments on waterbodies, failure on the part of the authorities to periodically desilt rivers and irrigation tanks and conversion of wetlands into housing plots have wreaked havoc in Kanniyakumari district, particularly in the northern region.Water has entered hundreds of acres of paddy fields, coconut and banana groves and submerged the crops. Water flowing through the…Continue Reading