Chennai to get Krishna water in August

The Chennai city would receive Krishna water from the neighbouring Andhrapradesh in August, according to the Public Works Department.

The state government has proposed to seek water release from the Kandaleru reservoir in August.

Addressing media persons on Wednesday at zero point , the inter-State border of the Kandaleru-Poondi canal near Uthukottai, PWD executive engineer(Krishna water supply project division) R.Emaraj said that measures to seek Krishna water release would be taken after the completion of repair work being executed on the  Kandaleru- Poondi canal stretch of  25 km from the zero point to Poondi reservoir.

At present 60 % of the improvement work had been completed.

He said that that the Satya Sai Trust was executing the improvement work in the vulnerable portion between  the 13.5 km point and 21.5 km point of the canal covering villages such as  Gerugambakkam, Othappai and Mylapore.

Work to construct a retention wall in the damaged portion of the canal would be completed in July, other works such as stone pitching on the slope above the canal would be finished by September.

Desilting of the canal bed would be carried out in July.