Ponds are to be created in 20 villages in Perambalur district to improve the water table. The ponds are to be created in 18 villages in Veppur block, including at Andhur, Athiyur, Ezhumur, Ogalur, Olaipadi, Paravai, Sithali, Tirumandhurai, and Vayalapadi at a cost of ₹2.20 crore.
In Alathur block, the ponds are to be created at Arunagirimangalam and Nochikulam villages at a cost of ₹36 lakh. Work orders for the creation of the ponds have been issued and they should be completed before the onset of monsoon, Perambalur Collector K. Karpagam said.
Apart from creating ponds, steps should be taken to renovate the existing ponds and dredge the supply channels leading to the lakes and ponds besides irrigation channels.
