
Collector inspects bed dam works in Pochampalli
The Hindu
Collector V. Jayachandra Bhanu Reddy inspected the bed dam works under construction along with a series of regeneration programmes under way at a cumulative cost of ₹21.28 crore at Marudheri village h
Collector V. Jayachandra Bhanu Reddy inspected the bed dam works under construction along with a series of regeneration programmes under way at a cumulative cost of ₹21.28 crore at Marudheri village here in Pochampalli on Tuesday. The Collector inspected the Penukondapuram lake, Athipallam lake, Puliyanur lake, Theerthagiri lake, and inspected the irrigation canals and the main canal of Pambaru and its shutter repair works. According to the administration, the bed dam at Thenpennai river is being undertaken at a cost of ₹10.90 crore in Marudheri along with reservoir wall running to 125 meters.
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