After years of neglect, the Pinji lake on the outskirts of Ranipet will soon get a new lease of life as the Ranipet municipality has begun the restoration work.
Accompanied by Collector D. Bhaskara Pandian, Minister for Handlooms and Textiles R. Gandhi, launched the first phase of the initiative to rejuvenate the lake. The waterbody will be restored at a cost of ₹45 crore under the Namakku Naame Scheme, with technical support from the Environmentalist Foundation of India (EFI), a Chennai-based NGO. The initiative follows Chief Minister M.K. Stalin’s inspection of the lake, during his visit to the town to inaugurate the new Collectorate on June 30.