Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Friday, June 9, 2023 inspected the ongoing desilting of irrigation channels in Thanjavur district.
The Chief Minister commenced his inspection tour at Vannarapettai hamlet in Thanjavur taluk, where he discussed the progress of desilting of the Muthalaimuthu Vari drain channel which originates at Muthalaimuthu lake in Chennaipatti hamlet and passes through Kuruvadipatti, Vallampudur, Vannarapettai, Ramanathapuram and Kalimedu villages before joining the Vennar river near Palliagraharam on the outskirts of Thanjavur Corporation.
Around 2,100 acres of agriculture fields, located along the 24.5-kilometre long drain channel that can hold a maximum of around 4,300 cusecs of water, benefit from this channel since barrages have been set up at five places.
