The PMK on Tuesday staged a protest in Pallipet in Tiruvallur district, opposing the Andhra Pradesh government’s proposal to construct two checkdams across the Kosasthalaiyar.
Addressing the protesters, party president Anbumani Ramadoss said though the Kosasthalaiyar originated from Krishnapuram in Andhra Pradesh, it filled up many waterbodies in Tamil Nadu as it flows through the Kaveripakkam and Poondi reservoirs, which provide drinking water to Chennai, before discharging into the sea near Ennore.
“About 60% of Tiruvallur district is prosperous because of the Kosasthalaiyar. If Andhra Pradesh is allowed to build these checkdams, not even a single drop of water will reach Tamil Nadu. Andhra Pradesh is acting against the law. If they want to build reservoirs, they have to obtain the permission of the lower riparian State. But, they have announced the plan to build reservoirs without seeking Tamil Nadu’s consent,” he said.
