Tanks in Kancheepuram and nearby districts filling up fast
The Hindu
Southwest monsoon showers, water from Andhra Pradesh cited as reasons
Northeast monsoon has just arrived over the State. But, many tanks in Kancheepuram are fast filling up and have already touched more than 50% of their storage.
According to data from the Water Resources Department (WRD), of the 381 tanks in the district, 62 have filled up, and the storage in 109 has reached between 76% and 99% already. Moreover, nearly 67 tanks have more than half of their storage.
“Nearly 14.5 thousand million cubic feet of water has been stored so far in the tanks, which are more than half full or full in the city’s three neighbouring districts and in Tiruvannamalai district,” an official said.
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