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- Tamil Nadu Chief Minister laid the foundation stone for the Athikadavu-Avinashi drinking water supply-cum-irrigation scheme at Nathampalayam in Tiruppur on 28 February.
- This project was first proposed around 62 years before.
- The project aims to divert the surplus water of Bhavani river to the lakes, ponds and other water bodies in the drought-prone regions of Coimbatore, Tiruppur and Erode districts as a boost to their ground water tables.
- Around 1.5 tmc of surplus water will be pumped from the Kalingarayan anicut near Bhavani and the project cost will be 1800 crores.
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