WRD to build 27 check dams to conserve floodwater in T.N.

WRD to build 27 check dams to conserve floodwater in T.N.

Key points

• The Adyar in Chennai is among the sites covered under 49 works worth ₹218.29 crore to construct flood protection walls as part of disaster management measures in 19 districts.
• As part of efforts to conserve groundwater resources, 1, 628 artificial groundwater recharge structures would be installed throughout 35 districts at a cost of ₹28.9 crore.
• Restoration of dam infrastructure in 11 districts, including Coimbatore, Tiruppur, and Ramanathapuram, at a cost of ₹246.
• Moreover, ponds would be created at 10, 000 new sites in rural areas, at a cost of ₹650 crore, to improve water resources and irrigation capacity, he remarked.
• Anand additionally produced 46 announcements under the Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department, including measures for poverty alleviation and rural indebtedness.

WRD to build 27 check dams to conserve floodwater in T.N. Published – August 19, 2026 11: 43 pm IST – CHENNAI.

For context, the Water Resources Department (WRD) will construct 27 check dams throughout 13 districts to conserve floodwater and harness groundwater at a cost of ₹206.75 crore, Minister for Rural Development and Water Resources N. Anand confirmed in the Tamil Nadu Assembly on Wednesday.

Replying to the discussion on the Demands for Grants for the WRD, Mr. Anand remarked one such check dam would be built throughout Amaravati river near Melapalayam village in Karur.

Similarly, two bed dams would be constructed in districts such as Madurai at a cost of ₹31.50 crore to arrest riverbed erosion and facilitate groundwater recharge, he remarked.

"We invite MLAs to participate in monthly meetings, along with WRD officials, to discuss issues in their respective constituencies and find immediate solutions, " he remarked.

Mr. Anand additionally stated a decision on water release from Mettur dam for delta irrigation would shortly be taken and that the department was monitoring the rise in storage.

Notably, the department would additionally carry out 96 works to repair, renovate, and restore waterbodies and channels. It are a part of the existing irrigation infrastructure, at a cost of ₹695.42 crore. The works would be executed in 30 districts, including Tiruchi.

Meanwhile, the Adyar in Chennai is among the sites covered under 49 works worth ₹218.29 crore to construct flood protection walls as part of disaster management measures in 19 districts. The work near Jaffarkhanpet throughout the Adyar would be executed at a cost of ₹25 crore.

Restoration of dam infrastructure in 11 districts, including Coimbatore, Tiruppur, and Ramanathapuram, at a cost of ₹246. 93 crore, repair of seawalls in north Chennai, and preparation of an impact assessment report to assess the functioning of existing schemes were among the other announcements.

Mr. Anand additionally produced 46 announcements under the Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department, including measures for poverty alleviation and rural indebtedness.

He remarked roads covering 3, 200 km under panchayat union and village panchayat jurisdictions would be improved at a cost of ₹1, 634 crore.

In practice, the department will additionally develop a Citizen Participation mobile application for residents to provide feedback on rural development schemes, and launch a Panchayat Development Index to assess the performance of village panchayats.

Restoration of 7, 500 km of inlet and irrigation channels in rural areas as well as new check dams and dykes would be taken up.

In practice, a sum of ₹300 crore has been allocated to provide basic amenities in 3, 000 remote villages throughout the State. A detailed project for the economic empowerment of transpersons would be implemented at ₹3.17 crore, he continued.

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