water crisis in chennai
Chennai – The inflow of Krishna Drinking Water Supply Project (KDWS) in Andhra Pradesh is decreasing which signs the water shortage possibility in Chennai city. There are four primary reservoirs in Chennai. These are Poondi, Cholavaram, Red Hills and Chembarambakkam. Currently, these four reservoirs have around 4,631 million cubic feet of water (mcft) which implies [...] Continue Reading »
Chennai – As summer is approaching, Tamil Nadu government assured that Chennai will not face any water crisis despite failed monsoon. The government has lots of hope with the commissioning of the Nemelli desalination plant in the Chennai city. Chief Minister has ordered to initiate this plant at the earliest. This plant will supply 100 [...] Continue Reading »
The Chennai Corporation has planned to construct over 5,000 rainwater harvesting structures across the city. According to a corporation official, the structures will be constructed at 30-metre intervals at every third storm water drain inlet. A bore well pipe would be placed inside the inlets. Sand and blue metal would be filled in the pipe [...] Continue Reading »
