‘U.T. will ask for share in river-linking project’
The Hindu
Puducherry has requested the Centre to allocate 7.5 tmc under the project, says PWD Minister
The Union Territory will press for a share of 7.5 tmc of water when the river interlinking project for southern States in Godavari-Cauvery river basins goes on stream, PWD Minister K. Lakshminarayanan said on Wednesday.
Addressing the WaterFest ’22, a campaign on the theme of water conservation, launched by a host of organisations on World Wetlands Day and which will continue till World Water Day falling on March 22, Mr. Lakshminarayanan said the Budget 2022-23 presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had announced the Centre’s intent to expedite the river interlinking project if stakeholder States reached a consensus.
“We have requested the Government of India to allocate a share of 7.5 tmc from the nearest point in the canal proposed under the interlinking project in Villupuram so that the water can be channelled to the Sankarabarani river and from there to the Ousteri and Katterikuppam lakes,” the Minister said.
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