Work in progress to turn Red Hills lake into a tourism site
The Hindu
Projects to develop area’s biodiversity and green cover are being implemented
In the past two years, the Red Hills reservoir has gained more charm and emerged as a significant site for community learning about biodiversity conservation.
As a step towards developing the reservoir into a tourism site, the Water Resources Department (WRD) is enhancing biodiversity and adding green cover with participation of the public and various non-governmental organisations (NGOs).
Built in 1876, the reservoir, which is nearly 93% full, is one of the city’s five major sources of drinking water.
Works are under way to establish smart classrooms equipped with broadband connectivity in as many as 20,000 panchayat union primary schools and to establish hi-tech laboratories with similar Internet connectivity in 6,992 panchayat union primary schools across Tamil Nadu, the Director of Elementary Education (DEE) has informed the Madras High Court.