With storage in city’s two major reservoirs dipping, focus returns to desilting

Chennai's reservoir levels drop, prompting calls for urgent desilting to restore water storage capacity amid growing concerns ...
Indiatimes

New pump house at Poondi reservoir to stem water loss

A water pumping house in Poondi, inaugurated on Wednesday by deputy chief minister M K Stalin, will make this possible. "One major advantage of the facility is that we can draw water even if the ...
Indiatimes

Repairs delayed, Poondi reservoir faces breach risk

The possibility of the Poondi reservoir suffering breaches during this year's monsoon is heightened as pending work including construction of sand vent shutters and a gauge well is yet to be completed ...
The New Indian Express

Poondi, Puzhal reservoirs release surplus water ahead of northeast monsoon

CHENNAI: With the northeast monsoon expected to mark its onset on Thursday, the Water Resource Department has started releasing around 700 cusecs of surplus water from Poondi reservoir and 200 cusecs ...
The Hindu

Poondi reservoir gets good inflow of Krishna water

Poondi reservoir, the prime water storage point for city, is receiving a steady inflow of Krishna water from Andhra Pradesh for about five days now. On Monday, the Tamil Nadu entry point of the ...
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Krishna water to reach city soon, Poondi lake emptied

CHENNAI: With the release of Krishna water from Andhra Pradesh’s Kandaleru reservoir expected in the coming days, the Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (Metro Water) has begun ...
The New Indian Express

Plan to increase Poondi reservoir’s storage capacity pending for four years

CHENNAI: The Water Resources Department’s (WRD) proposal to raise the water storage capacity of Sathyamoorthy Sagar reservoir, also known as the Poondi reservoir, has been pending for the past four ...