‘Madurai can become model for watershed development projects’
The Hindu
Team of officials inspects programmes implemented in two villages
Madurai has the potential to be a model district for watershed projects in the country, said Ajay Tirkey, secretary, Department of Land Resources, Union Ministry of Rural Development. The official inspected watershed development programmes at Soorakundu and Kallampatti villages in Melur block in Madurai district. He was accompanied by C. P. Reddy, Commissioner, Department of Land Reforms, New Delhi, and Sudha Devi, Executive Director, Tamil Nadu Watershed Development Agency.
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