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The Department of Water Resources is one of the departments of Government of Tamil Nadu. The department was split from the Public works department in June 2021 and is responsible for the management and conservation of water bodies in the state. [1]
Kudimaramathu is a scheme for restoring all the minor irrigation tanks and lakes in Tamil Nadu State, India. This is the program taken up by the Government of Tamil Nadu led by Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami on 13 March 2017. In April 2022, the Government of India launched a similar water body rejuvenation scheme called the Mission ...
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Irrigation Karuppanadhi Tenkasi Tirunelveli Completed 1977 Earthen / Gravity & Masonry 890 34.44 29 Kelavarapalli Dam Irrigation Ponniar Hosur Krishnagiri Completed 1993 Earthen 547 13.5 30 Kesarigulihalla Dam Irrigation K.gulihalla Palakodu Dharmapuri Completed 1985 Earthen 1672 16.74 31 Kodaganar Dam Irrigation Vedasandur Dindigul Completed 1993
Chennai has fresh water reservoirs/lakes namely Poondi, Sholavaram, Red Hills, Chembarambakkam and Veeranam cater the daily needs of water for people of Chennai.. Chennai receives most of its water from Poondi Lake (3,231 Mcft), Sholavaram Lake (881 Mcft), Red Hills Lake (3,300 Mcft) and Chembarambakkam Lake (3,645 Mcft).
Patanjali, in Yogasutra of about the 4th century CE, explains a technique of yoga by comparing it to "the way a farmer diverts a stream from an irrigation canal for irrigation". [12] [13] In Tamil Nadu, the Grand Anicut (canal) across the Kaveri river was implemented in the 3rd century CE, and the basic design is still used today. [11]
Paddy fields in present-day Tamil Nadu. Among the five geographical divisions of the Tamil country in Sangam literature, the Marutam region was the most fit for cultivation, as it had the most fertile lands. [2] The prosperity of a farmer depended on getting the necessary sunlight, seasonal rains and the fertility of the soil.
Lower Bhavani Project Canal is a 201-kilometre (125 mi) long irrigation canal which runs in Erode district in Tamil Nadu, India. The canal is a valley-side contour canal, fed by Bhavanisagar Dam and irrigates 2.07 lakh hectares of land. [1] [2] The main canal feeds Thadapalli and Arakkankottai channels which irrigate the cultivable lands. [3]