Tamil Nadu MP Urges Centre to Approve Ponnaiyar Water Supply Project

• DMK MP Rajathi raised concerns in Rajya Sabha over declining water supply to Ponnaiyar river.
• She urged the government for immediate intervention to address agrarian distress in the region.
• A proposal exists to augment water supply to Ponnaiyar via a pumping system from the Cauvery River.
• The project would benefit farmers in hundreds of villages and restore water supply, impacting 2,834 acres of fertile land.
• Rajathi called on the Union Minister for Jal Shakti to expedite approval and implementation of the project.