1 year ago
Channel Planned to Divert Water from Ambattur Lake to Cooum
Imagine there's too much water in a lake near your town, causing floods.
To fix this, the government is building a new path, like a water highway, to move some of that extra water.
This new path, called a channel, will take the extra water from a place called Ambattur lake to the Cooum River.
It's like a special road for water, and it's designed to help stop the area from flooding.
This project will cost a lot of money.
This will help stop water from going into houses and causing problems.
A new channel will divert surplus water from Ambattur lake to the Cooum River.
The Water Resources Department (WRD) is undertaking the ₹130-crore project.
The project aims to mitigate flooding in Ambattur and Korattur.
The channel will be 5 km long and 4 meters wide, with a capacity of 400 cusecs.
The channel's construction is expected to commence by the end of this month.
- Who
- Water Resources Department (WRD)
- What
- A channel will be built to divert surplus water from Ambattur lake to Cooum river
- Where
- Ambattur Industrial Estate and Cooum River
- When
- Work is expected to begin by the end of this month.
- Why
- To mitigate flooding and waterlogging issues in Ambattur and Korattur
Key facts
- Project Cost
- ₹130 crore
- Channel Length
- 5 km
- Channel Width
- 4 meters
- Channel Capacity
- 400 cusecs
- Channel Route
- Cookson Road junction to Maduravoyal

