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PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT

IRRIGATION

DEMAND NO: 40POLICY NOTE2012 -2013

K.V.RAMALINGAMMINISTER FOR PUBLIC WORKS

©Government of Tamil Nadu

2012

INDEX

Sl.No Subject Page

1. Water Resources Department 1

2. Important Initiatives undertakenas per the orders of theHon’ble Chief Minister

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3. Vision of the Hon’ble ChiefMinister – Inter-linking of Riversin Tamil Nadu

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4. Inter State River Water Issues 25

5. Dam Safety Bill, 2010 77

6. Dam Rehabilitation andImprovement Project (DRIP) 87

7. Tamil Nadu Irrigated AgricultureModernisation and Water BodiesRestoration and ManagementProject (TN IAMWARM)

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8. Maintenance of Dams and Parks 119

9. 13th Finance Commission Grant-in-aid Programme 121

10. Repair, Renovation andRestoration(RRR) of Water Bodiesin 51 Drought Prone Blocks inTamil Nadu

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11. Accelerated Irrigation BenefitsProgramme (AIBP) 140

12. Irrigation Schemes 142

13. National Agriculture DevelopmentProgramme (NADP) 158

14. Part – II Schemes (2011-2012) 161

15. Flood Mitigation Schemes 163

16. Artificial Recharge Scheme 173

17. Strengthening of Institute ofHydraulics and Hydrology (IHH),Poondi

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18. Irrigation Management TrainingInstitute (IMTI), Trichy 178

19. State Ground and Surface WaterResources Data Centre 181

20. Institute for Water Studies (IWS) 183

21. Directorate of Boilers 188

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1. WATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT

1.1. Introduction

The Water Resources Department isplanning, evolving, executing andmaintaining the irrigation facilities andinfrastructure of the State. Sustainabledevelopment of the available waterresources in a judicious and equitablemanner is scientifically ensured by thisDepartment. The main thrust is to reducethe gap between the irrigation potentialcreated and available and the irrigationpotential effectively put to use optimally.Regulation of water from dams, floodcontrol and mitigation, coastal protection,ground water recharge, rain waterharvesting, inter-linking of rivers to divertsurplus flood flows to drought prone areasare the main activities of this Department.

Tamil Nadu is a pioneering State in creationand maintenance of irrigation systems fromtime immemorial. The ParticipatoryIrrigation Management, prevalent in

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Tamil Nadu hundreds of years back, hasbeen developed scientifically andimplemented successfully by thisDepartment at present.

1.2. The Public Works Department has twoWings viz., the Water ResourcesDepartment and the Public WorksDepartment (Buildings Organisation). TheWater Resources Department has fourRegional Chief Engineers located atChennai, Trichy, Madurai and Coimbatore.These Chief Engineers are the BasinManagers of the River Basins in theirjurisdiction. In addition, three ChiefEngineers for Plan Formulation, DesignResearch & Construction Support andOperation & Maintenance are stationed atChennai and they carry out specialisedfunctions in formulating, designing andoperating Irrigation Projects. The Institutefor Water Studies and the State Ground andSurface Water Resources Data Centrelocated at Chennai and the IrrigationManagement Training Institute located atTrichy are each headed by a Chief Engineer.The Engineer-in-Chief, Water Resources

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Department, coordinates the functions ofthese ten Chief Engineers and acts as theTechnical Head of the Department.

1.3. Irrigation Infrastructure

Tamil Nadu has 34 River Basins which havebeen grouped as 17 Major River Basins and127 Sub-Basins. The average rainfall of theState is 911.60 mm. The total surfacewater potential of the State has beenassessed as 853 T.M.Cft., which includes261 T.M.Cft. contributed by theneighbouring States. The surface waterpotential of the State has been fullyharnessed. There are 85 large Dams and4 small Dams in the State with a combinedstorage capacity of 238.58 T.M.Cft. Further,there are 13,699 Tanks under the control ofthe Water Resources Department. TheGovernment is taking continuous efforts toimprove the water use efficiency and theservice delivery mechanism of the irrigationsector, through capacity building at variouslevels.

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1.4. Ground Water Resources

The “Annual Ground Water ReplenishableResources” of the State has been estimatedas 811 T.M.Cft., out of which, the NetAnnual Ground Water availability has beenassessed as 729.65 T.M.Cft. The AnnualGround Water requirement for all uses hasbeen estimated as 585.30 T.M.Cft. andthe present ground water requirementfor irrigation has been assessed as519.83 T.M.Cft. The Net Annual GroundWater availability for further irrigationdevelopment is 144.35 T.M.Cft. About 80%of the available ground water in the Statehas been harnessed and utilised. As on31.03.2009, out of the 386 Blocks in theState, 139 Blocks have been categorised asover exploited, 33 Blocks as critical,67 Blocks as semi critical, 11 Blocks as poorquality and the balance 136 Blocks as safe.No Schemes should be formulated in theover exploited and critical Blocks notified as‘A’ Category Blocks. In the semi critical andsafe Blocks notified as ‘B’ Category Blocks,

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all the Schemes should be formulatedthrough the State Ground and SurfaceWater Resources Data Centre of the WaterResources Department and theChief Engineer, State Ground and SurfaceWater Resources Data Centre will issue“No Objection Certificate” for ground waterclearance. The Government have takeninitiatives to recharge the ground waterpotential through rain water harvesting andrecharge structures. Measures to curb theingress of saline water into the inland havealso been initiated by the Government.

1.5. The following Flagship Schemes of theGovernment are elucidated in thisPolicy Note:

i. Tamil Nadu Irrigated AgricultureModernisation and Water BodiesRestoration and Management(TN IAMWARM) Project.

ii. Interlinking of Rivers within theState.

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iii. Flood Mitigation Schemes such asFlood Management Programme &Flood Protection Schemes underJNNURM and NABARD.

iv. Master Plan for Artificial RechargeScheme.

v. Coastal Protection Works.

vi. Restoration of Traditional WaterBodies.

vii. Schemes under NationalAgriculture DevelopmentProgramme (NADP).

viii. Dam Rehabilitation andImprovement Project (DRIP).

In addition, all the activities undertaken toimprove and maintain the existing irrigationinfrastructure of the State by the WaterResources Department are also dealt indetail in this document.

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2. IMPORTANT INITIATIVESUNDERTAKEN AS PER THE ORDERS OFTHE HON’BLE CHIEF MINISTER

2.1. Advance release of water from theMettur Dam for the benefit of thefarmers in the Cauvery Delta

The Mettur Dam in Salem District has anoriginal capacity of 93.47 T.M.Cft. This Damfacilitates irrigation and generation ofpower. The Dam is usually opened forirrigation on 12th June and closed on28th January. Considering the benefits of thefarmers in the Cauvery Delta, theHon’ble Chief Minister ordered to open theDam on 06.06.2011 for irrigation. This isthe 1st time since independence and the10th time since commissioning of the Dam,the Dam had been opened before its duedate of 12th June.

Based on the representations of thefarmers and the recommendationsof the District Collector, Thanjavur,

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the Hon’ble Chief Minister ordered torelease water from the Mettur Dam up to05.02.2012, much beyond the closing dateof 28.01.2012. During this period from June2011 to February 2012, 222.064 T.M.Cft. ofwater has been released from the Dam forirrigation in the Cauvery Delta.

2.2. Construction of a Check Dam at anestimate of Rs.32 crore across CauveryRiver near Mutharasanallur inKambarasampettai village in SrirangamTaluk of Trichy District

The Government have accordedadministrative sanction for construction of aCheck Dam across Cauvery River nearMutharasanallur in Kambarasampettaivillage in Srirangam Taluk of Trichy Districtat an estimate of Rs.32 crore with NABARDassistance to augment the ground waterresources and store the rain water duringrainy season, since the ground water levelsdeplete during Summer and Drought period,thereby benefiting water supply schemes.

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The Work has commenced and isprogressing.

The Scheme envisages construction of aCheck Dam with Scour Vents, DiaphragmWall and strengthening the Bund portion.This Scheme will ensure recharge of waterlevel of Wells in the nearby areas of theCauvery Basin.

2.3. Augmentation of Chennai City WaterStorage

As per the Inter - State Agreement with theGovernment of Andhra Pradesh, a totalquantity of 12 T.M.Cft. of water under theKrishna Water Supply Project from theKandaleru Reservoir is to be realised at theTamil Nadu border. Based on theHon’ble Chief Minister’s request, on04.06.2011, to the Hon’ble Chief Minister ofAndhra Pradesh to release the water, a totalquantity of 8 T.M.Cft. of water has beenreceived from 23.06.2011 to 10.11.2011.

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At present, the Chennai City Water SupplyReservoirs viz., Poondi, Redhills,Chembarambakkam and Cholavaramreceive and store the monsoon flows andKrishna water under the Krishna WaterSupply Project. The combined storagecapacity of the above Reservoirs is11.057 T.M.Cft.

To fulfil the City water supply demand andto fully harness the Krishna water, thestorage capacity is proposed to beaugmented by forming three newReservoirs and restoring the existing Tanks.

2.3.1.Formation of New Reservoirs

a) Administrative sanction has beenaccorded for Rs.330 crore forformation of a new Reservoir nearKannankottai and Thervaikandigaivillages in Gummidipoondi Taluk ofTiruvallur District aiming to store1 T.M.Cft. of Krishna water in

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2 fillings. The Preliminary Work forthis Scheme has already begun.

b) A Detailed Project Report forconstruction of a Check Dam acrossKosasthalaiyar River atThirukandalam in Uthukottai Talukof Tiruvallur District with NABARDassistance at an estimate ofRs.35 crore is under consideration.

c) A Detailed investigation is proposedto be carried out for forming a newReservoir across KosasthalaiyarRiver at Ramanjeri in TiruthaniTaluk of Tiruvallur District.

2.3.2.Restoration of Existing Tanks

Under Phase I of this Scheme,administrative sanction has been accordedfor Rs.130 crore for creation of additionalwater storage capacity in Cholavaram,Porur, Nemam and Ayanambakkam Tanks.

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The details of additional storage to becreated are given below.

S.No.

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1 Cholavaram 881 1081 200 0.50

2 Porur 46 70 24 20.00

3 Ayanambakkam 290 314 24 30.00

4 Nemam 257 577 320 79.50

TOTAL 1474 2042 568 130.00

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2.3.3. Strengthening of Redhills Tank

The Redhills Tank is one of the major citywater supply tanks having a storagecapacity of 3300 M.Cft. This Tank receivesKrishna water from the Poondi Reservoirthrough a feeder canal and water from theCholavaram Tank through lower supplychannel and from its catchment area.

It is proposed to strengthen the RedhillsTank by rehabilitating the Weirs, Regulatorand Surplus Course of the Tank.

Administrative sanction has been accordedby the Municipal Administration and WaterSupply Department for Rs.10.56 crore forstrengthening the Tank Bund, rehabilitationof 2 numbers of Weirs, Regulator andSurplus Course, providing Service Road andChain Link Fencing. These Works would betaken up early.

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3. Vision of the Hon’ble Chief Minister –Inter-linking of Rivers in Tamil Nadu

3.1. Concept

The Government is keen on utilising theavailable water resources of the State,optimally and effectively. The State receivesa chunk of the rainfall over a short period ofthree to four months in a year. Thedistribution of rainfall over place and timevaries significantly. In order to utilise theavailable water potential, theHon’ble Chief Minister has come up with aVision in which the following Concepts havebeen declared:

i. Transfer of water from watersurplus areas to water deficit areas.

ii. Inter basin / Sub-basin transfer ofwater after attending to localriparian obligations.

iii. Inter-linking of Rivers based on theconcept of diverting flood water

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from the surplus basins to deficitbasins.

iv. Resorting to Pumping Schemesbased on the terrain requirements.

The ground water resources of the State arealso proposed to be developed throughrecharging and augmenting of ground waterby construction of Check Dams, RechargeWells / Shafts, etc.

3.2. Inter – Linking Schemes

The following River Links have beenidentified.

i. Pennaiyar (Krishnagiri Reservoir) toPalar

ii. Pennaiyar (Sathanur Dam) to Palar

iii. Cauvery (Mettur Dam) - Sarabanga(Namakkal District)

iv. Athikadavu – Avinashi Flood CanalProject

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v. Cauvery (Kattalai Barrage) toGundar

vi. Recharge of the Ground WaterAquifers by constructing CheckDams

3.2.1.Pennaiyar (Krishnagiri Reservoir) toPalar

This Link envisages transfer of 3.5 T.M.Cft.of annually available water at theKrishnagiri Reservoir as flood flows toKallar, a tributary of Palar over a period of15 days at the rate of 5 days a month fromOctober to December. This 55.7 km longLink Canal with an Off-take Tunnelat 200m from the Reservoir will havegravity flow. This Scheme will stabilise anexisting command area of about 2931 acreirrigated through existing wells andborewells, besides recharging the groundwater potential of the Palar Basin. Theapproximate cost of the Scheme isestimated at Rs.253 crore.

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3.2.2.Pennaiyar (Sathanur Dam) to Palar

In this Link, it is proposed to connect thePennaiyar in Tiruvannamalai District withthe Cheyyar River, a tributary of the Palarby construction of a new Head Regulatorand excavation of a Link Canal for a lengthof 23.55 km. Surplus flows of about3 T.M.Cft. from the Sathanur Dam can bediverted to the Cheyyar River by excavationof a Feeder Canal for a length of 38.72 kmto feed the Nandan Channel. Through thisScheme, the ayacut under the NandanChannel will also be benefited. The divertedflood water will benefit 5 Anicuts in theCheyyar River. On completion of thisScheme, about 10700 acre of ayacut will bebenefited. The diverted flood water will alsosatisfy the drinking water needs undervarious schemes of the TWAD Board alongthe Cheyyar River. A Detailed Project Reportfor this Scheme has been prepared forRs.200 crore and sent to the Government ofIndia seeking assistance under theAccelerated Irrigation Benefits Programme

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(AIBP). However, it is proposed to executethe Work with the State Fund.

3.2.3.Cauvery (Mettur Dam) - Sarabanga(Namakkal District)

In this Scheme, it is proposed to excavate aLink Canal for a length of 182 km toaugment the irrigation potential through theexisting Anicuts and Tanks in Sarabanga,Thirumanimuthar and Musiri Minor Basinsby utilising the surplus water of the MetturDam. Under this Scheme, about2 T.M.Cft. of water will be diverted throughthis Link Canal, thereby benefiting anayacut of 30,430 acre in Salem, Namakkal,Perambalur and Trichy Districts.The approximate cost of the Scheme isRs.1134 crore.

3.2.4.Athikadavu – Avinashi Flood CanalProject

The Athikadavu - Avinashi Flood CanalProject envisages diversion of flood surplus

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of 2000 cusecs from the Bhavani River to31 Water Resources Department Tanks,40 Panchayat Union Tanks and 538 Ponds inCoimbatore, Tiruppur and Erode Districtsduring the flood period.

During the flood season, the river banks ofthe Bhavani River gets eroded and thevillages along the river banks are affected,resulting in loss of human lives and cattle,submergence of paddy fields, damages tohouses, etc. Hence, Athikadavu - AvinashiFlood Canal Project has been conceived tomitigate the effects of flood, by means ofexcavation of a Flood Carrier Canal from thePillur Dam water spread area. The FloodFlow Canal includes one Main Canal and twoBranch Canals viz., Avinashi Branch Canaland Perundurai Branch Canal to divert floodwater to the tanks and ponds inCoimbatore, Tiruppur and Erode Districtswhich act as flood absorbers. NecessaryCross Drainage Works, Cross MasonryWorks and Regulators have been proposedat required places.

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The Government have sanctioned anamount of Rs.30 lakh for detailedinvestigation to prepare a Detailed ProjectReport. After completion of Surveying andLevelling Works for about 100 km, whichalmost falls in mountainous area, a DetailedProject Report has been prepared forRs.1862 crore.

This Detailed Project Report will be sent tothe Government of India seeking assistanceunder the Flood Management Programme.Soil Investigation Works for preparation ofdetailed design and drawings are inprogress.

3.2.5.Cauvery (Kattalai Barrage) to Gundar

In this Scheme, it is proposed to divert7 T.M.Cft. of flood water from the Cauveryat the Kattalai Barrage through a Canal fora length of 258 km to the Gundar. Oncompletion, an ayacut of 1,86,636 acre willbe stabilised, besides bridging a gap of32,871 acre. Trichy and Srirangam Townswould be protected from flood hazard.

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A Detailed Project Report has beenprepared for this Scheme at an estimate ofRs.5166 crore and sent to the Governmentof India on 15.11.2011 seeking funds underthe Flood Management Programme.

3.2.6.Recharge to the Ground Water Aquifers

The Ground Water aquifers and flood plainsof the Cheyyar, Palar, Pennaiyar, Gundarand Vaigai are proposed to be recharged byusing the surface flow at the intersectionlocations and downstream areas byconstructing major Check Dams in theRivers and minor Check Dams across theTributaries. By constructing the CheckDams across the Rivers, the ground waterlevels in the Basin area will improve, whichin turn will improve the ground waterquality & food production and employment& sustainable economic growth of theregion will be ensured through thisinitiative.

The proposed locations for construction ofCheck Dams are as follows:

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Sl.No.

Name ofthe River

Numberof

locations

Estimate(Rs. incrore)

i) Vaigai 7 35ii) Gundar 5 20iii) Pennaiyar 8 24iv) Palar 8 56v) Cheyyar 11 55vi) Tributaries 210 210

Total 249 400

3.3. Linking of Rivers within the State underimplementation

The Government have taken the initiativeto link the Rivers within the State toprimarily serve as Flood Carriers and todivert the flood flows to reach the droughtprone areas. In this direction, the followingtwo Schemes are under implementation:-

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i. Interlinking of Cauvery,Manimuthar, Vaigai and GundarRivers

As a first stage of this Link,construction of a Barrage across theCauvery River below 250 m fromthe existing Kattalai Bed Regulatorin Karur District an estimate ofRs.234 crore is in progress. So far,72% of the Work hasbeen completed at a cost ofRs.140.71 crore.

ii. Formation of a Flood CarrierCanal from the KannadianChannel to drought prone areasof Sathankulam andThisaiyanvilai by InterlinkingTamiraparani, Karumeniyar andNambiyar Rivers in Tirunelveliand Thoothukudi Districts

This Scheme envisages diversion ofthe dependable portion of surplusfrom the Kannadian Anicut to thedrought prone areas of

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Sathankulam and Thisaiyanvilai upto M.L.Theri sand dunes, stabilisingthe water starved ayacuts of theManimuthar Channel in III and IVReaches and interlinking theTributaries of the TamiraparaniRiver namely, Pachaiyar,Kodumudiyar, besides interlinkingthe Karumeniyar and NambiyarRivers.

This Project was sanctioned at anestimate of Rs.369 crore forimplementation in 4 Stages, inanticipation of approval under theAccelerated Irrigation BenefitsProgramme (AIBP). Works inStages I and II and land acquisitionprocess also are in progress. Worksin Stages III and IV are proposed tobe taken up early. A DetailedProject Report for Rs.453.44 croreis under the consideration of theGovernment of India for sanctionunder the Accelerated IrrigationBenefits Programme.

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An expenditure of Rs.173.93 crorehas been incurred so far forthis Scheme. By implementingthis Scheme, an extent of23,040 hectare of land will bebenefited including 17,002 hectareof new ayacut. The ground waterlevel in the nearby wells will also beincreased.

4. INTER STATE RIVER WATER ISSUES

4.1. Cauvery Water Issue

The Cauvery Water issue could not beresolved even after negotiations through26 meetings, bilateral and under theauspices of the Central Government, forover 23 years and finally, as per the Ordersof the Supreme Court on 04.05.1990, theGovernment of India constituted theCauvery Water Disputes Tribunal (CWDT)on 02.06.1990.

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The Interim Order on the first petition filedby Tamil Nadu was pronounced by theCauvery Water Disputes Tribunal on25.06.1991, directing Karnataka to releasewater so as to ensure 205 T.M.Cft. at theMettur Reservoir as per the prescribedmonthly pattern and out of this, 6 T.M.Cft.is to be given to the Karaikkal Region ofthe Union Territory of Puducherry andalso, the State of Karnataka shall notincrease its area under irrigation beyond11.2 lakh acres as on June 1990. Further,the Interim Order will remain operative tillthe final adjudication of the dispute. TheInterim Order was published in the Gazetteof the Government of India on 10.12.1991.

A "Scheme” to give effect to the decision ofthe Tribunal was notified in the Gazette bythe Government of India on 11.08.1998. Asper this Scheme, a Cauvery River Authorityheaded by the Hon’ble Prime Minister ofIndia has been constituted with theHon’ble Chief Ministers of all the PartyStates as Members. To assist the Authority,a Cauvery Monitoring Committee headed by

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the Secretary to Government of India,Ministry of Water Resources has also beenconstituted with the Chief Secretaries andChief Engineers of the Basin States asMembers.

The Tribunal after examining all thedocuments and statistics of the Case andhearing the arguments put forth by theParty States, finally pronounced its finaldecision on 05.02.2007 under Section 5(2)of the Inter State River Water Disputes Act.

The salient features of the Final Order are:

The yield of the Cauvery at the LowerColeroon Anicut site on the basis of50% dependability is 740 T.M.Cft. asper the Report of the Cauvery FactFinding Committee.

As per the Final Order, the allocationmade among the Party States at 50%dependability is as follows:

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Tamil Nadu in T.M.Cft.

At Billigundulu or any otheragreed point at the commonborder between Karnatakaand Tamil Nadu

182

419

Flow available in Tamil Nadubetween Billigundulu andMettur

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Total flow at Mettur 207

Flow available in Tamil Nadubelow Mettur

212

Total for Tamil Nadu 419

Karnataka 270

Kerala

Kabini sub-basin 21

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Bhavani sub-basin 6

Amaravathi sub-basin 3

Total for Kerala 30

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Puducherry 7

Inevitable surplus 4

Environment Protection (AtBilligundulu or any other agreedpoint at the common borderbetween Karnataka and TamilNadu)

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Grand Total 740

As per the Final Order, the flow thatwill be made available at the MetturDam will be 207 + 10 T.M.Cft.for Environmental Protection =217 T.M.Cft., as against 205 - 6 (forPuducherry) = 199 T.M.Cft. as per theInterim Order.

The use of Ground Water by any Stateshall not be reckoned as use of waterof the River Cauvery.

The Tribunal has also suggestedconstitution of a CauveryManagement Board and CauveryWater Regulation Committee toeffectively implement the Order.

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All the Party States and the Government ofIndia have filed Petitions in the Tribunalunder Section 5(3) of the Inter-State RiverWater Disputes Act seeking clarification.

The States of Karnataka and Kerala havefiled Special Leave Petitions in the SupremeCourt in April, 2007, against the Order ofthe Tribunal. A Special Leave Petition (SLP)was also filed by State of Tamil Nadu in theSupreme Court in May, 2007, againstcertain aspects of the Order of the Tribunal.In the SLPs filed in the Supreme Court, theState of Karnataka has filed additionaldocuments in 25 volumes and the State ofKerala in 15 volumes. To counter this, theState of Tamil Nadu has filed documents in13 volumes in consultation with theAdvocates.

The Tribunal, in its Order dated 10.07.2007,has ordered that only after the SpecialLeave Petitions are heard and disposed ofby the Supreme Court, the Petitions filedunder Section 5(3) of the Act will be heard

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by the Tribunal and a further report will besent to the Government of India. Till then,the Interim Order already passed by theTribunal on 25.06.1991 will be in force.

The Government of Tamil Nadu filed anInterlocutory Application (I.A.) in theSupreme Court on 01.09.2011 with arequest to clarify that there would be noimpediment to the Cauvery Water DisputesTribunal in proceeding with the Applicationsfiled by the Party States notwithstandingthe pendency of the Civil Appeals and directthe Tribunal to dispose of the pendingApplications filed by the Party States andthe Government of India. When the CivilAppeals and Interlocutory Applications wereheard on 22.09.2011 and 18.10.2011respectively, the Supreme Court hasdirected to list the matter during February2012. Thereafter the Civil Appeals have notbeen listed for Hearing.

Tamil Nadu has also filed an I.A. in theSupreme Court in November 2008 againstthe unilateral action contemplated by

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Karnataka in proceeding with execution ofthe Sivasamudram Seasonal Power Schemeand the Mekedatu Hydro Electric Schemeand praying for directions to the CentralGovernment to take up all the HydelSchemes in Cauvery between Krishna RajaSagar and Mettur Dams by the NHPC as apackage deal, as already contemplated bythem. In this I.A., an additional Affidavitwas filed by Tamil Nadu in August 2009objecting to the unilateral action ofKarnataka in taking up the SivasamudramHydro Electric Project. This is yet to betaken up for Hearing in the Supreme Court.

Tamil Nadu has also filed two Original Suitsin the Supreme Court, O.S.No.3 of 2001 on19.09.2001 and O.S.No.3 of 2002 on10.07.2002, praying mainly for passing aDecree of Mandatory Injunction directingthe Central Government to frame either anew Scheme in substitution / replacementof the 1998 Scheme or an additionalScheme making adequate provisions thereinfor all matters necessary to give effect tothe Interim Order dated 25.06.1991 passed

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by the Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal.These Suits are yet to be taken up for finalhearing.

The evolution of a Distress Sharing Formulais pending for a long time. The CauveryMonitoring Committee finalised a Formulawhich was accepted by all the Party Statesexcept Karnataka. This is to be placedbefore the Cauvery River Authority for itsapproval. Tamil Nadu has been urging theCentral Government to convene a meetingof the Cauvery River Authority and get theDistress Sharing Formula approved.

During the current irrigation season2011-2012, since there was substantialcarryover storage in the Mettur Dam, it wasopened for irrigation on 06.06.2011, aheadof the normal date of 12th June. The SouthWest Monsoon set in the catchment area ofCauvery Basin and due to a good spell ofrainfall, the Kabini Reservoir in Karnatakareached near about FRL and surplus flowswere released till about 28th July. Sincethen, there was a lull in the Monsoon. The

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26th Meeting of the Cauvery MonitoringCommittee was held in New Delhi on12.08.2011. The inflows into the Metturdam picked up in the subsequent monthswhich helped to bring down the deficitconsiderably. The total inflows for theperiod from June 2011 to January 2012 are193 T.M.Cft, as against the inflowsprescribed in the Interim Order of196 T.M.Cft. and the deficit is only3 T.M.Cft. This is likely to be wiped outbefore the end of the season and theinflows into the Mettur Dam at the end ofMay, 2012 may be slightly more than205 T.M.Cft.

In the Memorandum presented to theHon’ble Prime Minister in New Delhi on14.06.2011, the Hon’ble Chief Minister hadrequested to direct the Ministry of WaterResources to take immediate steps to notifythe Final Award dated 05.02.2007 of theCauvery Water Disputes Tribunal (CWDT) inthe Gazette of India and to place in positionthe Cauvery Management Board for

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implementation of the Award of the CauveryWater Disputes Tribunal in letter and spirit.

The Hon’ble Chief Minister on 17.10.2011addressed the Hon’ble Prime Ministerstating that when the Cauvery WaterDisputes Tribunal gave its Interim Order on25.06.1991, it was gazetted by theGovernment of India on 10.12.1991 basedon the opinion rendered by the SupremeCourt on 22.11.1991, even though aSection 5(3) Petition seeking explanation orguidance from the Tribunal as well as theSuit and Special Leave Petitions of theGovernment of Karnataka were pendingbefore the Supreme Court. In that letter,the Hon’ble Chief Minister had stated thatnotwithstanding the pendency of the CivilAppeals and Reference Petitions pendingbefore the Supreme Court and CauveryWater Disputes Tribunal respectively andwithout prejudice to the outcome of thesePetitions, the Final Order of the CauveryWater Disputes Tribunal dated 05.02.2007should be published in the Gazette of Indiaas required under Section 6(1) of theInter-State River Water Disputes Act, 1956

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and accordingly requested theHon’ble Prime Minister to notify the FinalOrder in the Gazette of India and place theCauvery Management Board in position. TheChief Secretary also sent a letter on17.10.2011 to the Government of India,Ministry of Water Resources in this respect.In reply, the Minister of Water Resources, inthe letter dated 13.01.2012, has informedthat it would be appropriate to considernotification of the Order dated 05.02.2007of the CWDT once the matter is disposed ofby the Supreme Court.

In reply to this, the Government of India,Ministry of Water Resources, has again beenaddressed in the Chief Secretary's letterdated 06.03.2012 that if the Final Order ofthe Tribunal could not be published now asrequested by Tamil Nadu, the Governmentof Karnataka should be advised to strictlyadhere to all the stipulations made in theInterim Order dated 25.06.1991 till theFinal Order is gazetted by the Governmentof India. It was also requested to convenethe next meeting of the Cauvery Monitoring

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Committee so as to review the storageposition in Karnataka vis-a-vis Tamil Naduand also to instruct the Government ofKarnataka not to draw water for irrigationduring the summer months.

In order to forbear the Government ofKarnataka from drawing water for thesummer irrigation and to carry over thestorage to the next irrigation season so asto help release of water to Tamil Nadu asper the Interim Order, an I.A. was filed on21.03.2012 in the Supreme Court of India.The Government of India was againaddressed on 21.3.2012, referring to theClauses 6 and 6A(1) of the Inter-State RiverWater Disputes Act, 1956 as amended in2002, that there is no impediment for theCentral Government in publishing the FinalOrder of the Tribunal, though the appealmay be pending in the Supreme Court ofIndia, and even otherwise, the framing ofScheme is not dependent on publication ofthe decision in the Gazette of India,particularly in view of Section 6A(1) of thesaid Act which begins with

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“Without prejudice to the provisions ofSection 6 the Central Government may, bynotification in the Official Gazette, frame ascheme or schemes whereby provision maybe made for all matters necessary to giveeffect to the decision of a Tribunal”. Hence,it was requested that the decision of theTribunal may be notified and in any casethe Cauvery Management Board may beconstituted immediately.

In the meantime, the Government of TamilNadu on 16.03.2012, has filed a CivilMiscellaneous Petition in the Cauvery WaterDisputes Tribunal praying to take up earlyHearing of the Petitions under Section 5(3)filed by the Party States and theGovernment of India.

4.2. Banasurasagar Irrigation Project inKerala

The Government of Kerala forwarded aDetailed Project Report in respect of theBanasurasagar Irrigation Project in theKabini Basin, which is already under

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execution and was under discussion duringthe deliberations of the Cauvery WaterDisputes Tribunal. On examination, it wasseen that Kerala is proceeding with thisProject as originally envisaged by it forutilisation of 1.7 T.M.Cft. of water forirrigation and was also contemplating todivert as much as 6 to 10 T.M.Cft. of waterwestwards through a Tunnel to augmentpower generation in the Kuttiyadi HydroElectric Project in the adjacentValarpattinam Basin. The Tribunal in itsFinal Order had not allowed the westwarddiversion and allocated only 0.84 T.M.Cft.for in-basin irrigation under the Project. TheGovernment of Kerala has, therefore, beenaddressed on 12.03.2012 not to proceedwith the Banasurasagar Irrigation Project inany manner, pending disposal of the CivilAppeals in the Supreme Court andReference Petitions in the Tribunal.

4.3. Mullai Periyar Dam

Periyar Lease Deed between the Maharajaof Travancore and the Madras Presidencywas executed on 29.10.1886 with

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retrospective effect from 01.01.1886 for aperiod of 999 years for diversion of water tothe Madras Presidency under the “PeriyarProject”. About 8000 acre has been demisedon payment of an annual rent ofRs.5/- per acre. The present Theni,Dindigul, Madurai, Sivagangai andRamanathapuram districts are benefited.Presently, about 2,08,144 acre arebenefited by this Project, and on an average22 T.M.Cft. is diverted in a year.

Two Supplemental Agreements wereentered into between Kerala and TamilNadu on 29.05.1970. These were executedas successors in interest to the PrincipalDeed of 1886. However, in theseAgreements, the basic character of thePrincipal Deed of 1886 was not changed.

In 1979, certain apprehensions were raisedin the Malayalam dailies about the safety ofthe Periyar Dam. The Chairman, CentralWater Commission, inspected the Dam on23.11.1979 and declared that there was noimminent danger to the Dam.

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On 25.11.1979, a meeting was held atTrivandrum by the Chairman, Central WaterCommission, with the Officers andEngineers of both the States. In thatMeeting, it was decided to execute certainImprovement Works under three Stages,viz., Emergency Measures, Medium TermMeasures and Long Term Measures to bringit to the modern standard. To facilitateexecution of the strengthening works, it wasdecided to reduce the water leveltemporarily from 152 ft. to 136 ft.

After completion of the Emergency andMedium Term Strengthening Measures forthe Dam, the Central Water Commissionrecommended on 29.04.1980 to raise thewater level to 145 ft. But, the Governmentof Kerala did not agree for raising the waterlevel from 136 ft. to 145 ft., even after theDam has been fully strengthened; it insistedthat the water level should continue to bemaintained at 136 ft.

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Supreme Court pronounced its Judgment on27.02.2006 and permitted the Governmentof Tamil Nadu to raise the water level fromthe temporarily brought down level of136 ft. to initially 142 ft. and also to carryout further strengthening measures, assuggested by the Central WaterCommission, to the Baby Dam and EarthDam. The Supreme Court has also heldthat the State of Kerala and its Officers arerestrained from causing any obstructions forcarrying out the balance strengtheningworks. The Supreme Court in the sameOrder stated that after the strengtheningworks are completed to the satisfaction ofthe Central Water Commission,Independent Experts would examine thesafety angle before the water level ispermitted to be raised to 152 ft.

Soon after the Supreme Court pronouncedits Judgment, the Government of Keralapassed an Amendment to the KeralaIrrigation and Water Conservation Act, 2003known as “Kerala Irrigation and WaterConservation (Amendment) Act, 2006” on18.03.2006, patently to thwart the Supreme

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Court’s Order and fixed the FRL of theMullai Periyar Dam as 136 ft. TheGovernment of Tamil Nadu filed a Civil Suit(O.S.No.3 of 2006) on 31.3.2006 in theSupreme Court praying to declare "TheKerala Irrigation and Water Conservation(Amendment) Act 2006" as unconstitutionalin its application and effect on theMullai Periyar Dam.

As per the directions of the Supreme Courton 25.09.2006 and the decision of the AllParty Meeting held on 23.10.2006, aMeeting of the Chief Ministers of both theStates in the presence of the Minister forWater Resources, Government of India, washeld on 29.11.2006. In continuation of thatmeeting, a Ministers' level Meeting was heldon 18.12.2006. A Meeting of theHon’ble Chief Ministers of Tamil Nadu andKerala was again held in New Delhi on19.12.2007 before the Union Minister forWater Resources. No consensus wasreached in these meetings.

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The three Member Special Bench whichheard arguments from 21.10.2009 till10.11.2009 viewed, among others, thatsince certain substantial questions of laware involved in interpretation of theConstitution to decide the Suit on the issuesframed, it would be necessary to place thematter before a Constitution Bench. Itfurther ordered that the contesting Partiesshall maintain "Status quo" in respect of theMulla Periyar Dam as existing on that dateand the Order of "Status quo" will not be animpediment for Tamil Nadu to carry outmaintenance and repairs for proper upkeepof the said Dam.

The Constitution Bench which was laterformed, heard the Suit from 20.01.2010onwards and on 18.02.2010, orderedformation of an Empowered Committeeconsisting of 5 Members, including theChairman, Dr.A.S.Anand, Former ChiefJustice of India. The Committee has beenrequested to analyse all the issues exceptlegal and submit a Report as far as possiblewithin six months. The Supreme Court by

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Order dated 27.02.2012 has extended thetenure of the Empowered Committee up to30th April 2012 and posted the Case to04.05.2012.

The Governments of Tamil Nadu and Keralahave submitted their respectiveMemorandum before the EmpoweredCommittee. The Empowered Committee hasframed five issues, in which the New Damproposal of Kerala is one of the issues. TheGovernment of Tamil Nadu has submittedbefore the Supreme Court as well as beforethe Empowered Committee that in as muchas the Dam has been strengthened on thesuggestions made by the Central WaterCommission and with the concurrence ofthe Government of Kerala and is functioningas a New Dam, there is no need for a NewDam as contended by the Government ofKerala.

Under the Empowered Committee, aCommittee to Co-ordinate (CTC) to carryout Investigations, Testing and Studies(ITS) on the Mullai Periyar Dam under the

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Chairmanship of Dr. C.D.Thatte, Member ofthe Empowered Committee with Membersdrawn from CWC, CWPRS, CSMRS andRepresentatives of the States has beenconstituted. The Committee to Co-ordinate(CTC) has conducted and completed severalTests and Technical Studies, a few of whichare progressing and are to be completedshortly.

In the meanwhile, Tamil Nadu filed twoInterlocutory Applications (IA) in theSupreme Court: one on 11.03.2011,(No.14/2011), to restrain the State ofKerala from proceeding with construction ofa New Dam; and another on 01.04.2011(No.15/2011), inter alia, to direct the Stateof Kerala to permit the State of Tamil Naduto take up the Work of relaying wearingcoat on the top of the Baby Dam, as part ofmaintenance work, to which theGovernment of Kerala has objected. Apartfrom these, an I.A. has been filed in theSupreme Court of India on 2.3.2012 todirect the Government of Kerala for carryingout certain maintenance works proposed by

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Tamil Nadu, after sending information on29.12.2011 in this regard.

On 01.08.2011, the State of Kerala filed anApplication for taking on Record 'TheFeasibility Report of a New Dam atMullai Periyar, July 2011' before theEmpowered Committee which wasrequested by the Committee, in their letterdated 12.01.2011. Counter for thisApplication on behalf of Tamil Nadu wasfiled on 29.08.2011.

On 05.12.2011, the Government of TamilNadu filed an I.A. (No.19/2011) in theSupreme Court to direct the CentralGovernment to depute the CentralIndustrial Security Force for the purpose ofpolicing the Dam site and ensuring thesafety of the Dam and its appurtenantstructures. On the assurance given by theGovernment of Kerala that adequatenumber of personnel have been deployed toensure safety to the Dam and protect theDam and also on the Stand of theGovernment of India that the Central Forces

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could be deployed either on the Orders ofthe Courts or on the request from the StateGovernment, the Supreme Court consideredthat no further directions would benecessary and accordingly disposed of thisApplication on 15.12.2011.

The Government of Kerala on 06.12.2011filed an I.A. (No.20/2011) in the SupremeCourt praying to direct the State of TamilNadu to lower the storage of theMullai Periyar Dam, from 136 ft. to 120 ft.forthwith. The Supreme Court, afterrecording the Statement of the Governmentof Kerala that it withdraws the Applicationbecause it would move some Applicationsbefore the Empowered Committee,dismissed the Application on 13.12.2011 asnot pressed. The State of Keralaemphasising the same, filed an Applicationbefore the Empowered Committee on15.12.2011, which was, however, notconsidered by the Empowered Committee.

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technical aspects of the Mullai Periyar Damand the Strengthening Works carried out bythe Government of Tamil Nadu andappealed to the people of Kerala not tosuccumb to any divisive forces in theinterest of both the States, as both theStates are committed to maintaining andcherishing cordial relations.

The following Resolutions passedunanimously in the Legislative Assembly on15.12.2011 was communicated to theGovernment of India on 16.12.2011 forfurther action:-

(a) The Tamil Nadu LegislativeAssembly resolves that theSupreme Court, after hearing thearguments of the Governments ofTamil Nadu and Kerala, examiningthe reports of Experts and based onthe conclusion that theMullai Periyar Dam is safe, orderedon 27.2.2006 that the water level inthe Dam be raised from 136 ft to142 ft. After completion ofremaining work of strengthening of

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the Dam, the water level can beraised to 152 ft. With utterdisregard to this Order and thespirit of the Constitution of India,the Government of Kerala enactedthe “Kerala Irrigation and WaterConservation (Amendment) Act,2006” and when a Suit against thisamended Act is pending in theSupreme Court, the Government ofKerala, contrary to truth, carries onpropaganda to create panic amongits people about the safety of theMullai Periyar Dam and whilestressing the demand for theconstruction of a New Dam, aResolution was passed by theGovernment of Kerala in the KeralaLegislative Assembly on 09.12.2011for lowering the water level to120 ft. Though this has to bevehemently condemned, since it willnot be right approach to condemnthe Kerala Legislative Assembly,which is a Constitutional set up, it isproposed to convey the deep

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anguish of the people of Tamil Naduon that Resolution;

(b) That due to the untruthfulpropaganda by the Government ofKerala regarding the safety of theMullai Periyar Dam, the CentralGovernment should immediatelydeploy the Central IndustrialSecurity Force in that area;

(c) That in order to honour the decisionof the Supreme Court for raising thewater level to 142 ft., theGovernment of Kerala should makeappropriate Amendment to its“Kerala Irrigation and WaterConservation (Amendment) Act,2006”;

(d) That the Government of Keralashould not obstruct Tamil Nadufrom carrying out the remaininglong term strengthening works so

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as to raise the water level of theDam to 152 ft.;

(e) And that the rights of Tamil Naduwill not be given up under anycircumstances.

The Empowered Committee’s Meetings wereheld on 02.01.2012 and 03.01.2012. On02.01.2012, submissions were made by theCounsels of Kerala and Tamil Nadu beforethe Empowered Committee. The Counselfor Tamil Nadu categorically stated thatthere was no need to construct a New Dam,since the retrofitted Mullai Periyar Dam is asgood as a New Dam and is functioning well;Tamil Nadu should, therefore, be permittedto raise the water level to 142 ft. as per thejudgment of the Supreme Court dated27.02.2006.

The Government of Kerala on 10.01.2012again filed an Application before theEmpowered Committee, among others, for

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construction of a New Dam. TheGovernment of Tamil Nadu has filed itsReply on 23.01.2012 in which it has onceagain been reiterated that there is no needfor a New Dam in as much as the existingMullai Periyar Dam is functioning as a NewDam.

When the National Disaster ManagementAuthority (NDMA) on the unilateral requestof the Government of Kerala constituted aTeam of Experts for preparation of aContingency Response Plan for theMullai Periyar Dam in its proceedings dated12.12.2011, the Hon’ble Chief Ministerbrought to the notice of theHon’ble Prime Minister in her letter dated20.12.2011 to the effect that it is nothingbut succumbing to the subterfuge of theGovernment of Kerala and to present a faitaccompli to the Supreme Court of India andthe Empowered Committee constituted byit. The approach of Kerala to the NDMA isto circumvent the legal process and appearsto be a calculated attempt to pressurise theEmpowered Committee to declare the Dam

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as unsafe. The Hon’ble Chief Minister,therefore, requested the Hon’ble PrimeMinister to order the withdrawal of theconstitution of the Team of Expertsforthwith. The NDMA in its Proceedingsdated 22.12.2011 had kept this in abeyancetill the Empowered Committee submits itsReport to the Supreme Court.

When the Hon’ble Prime Minister visitedChennai on 25.12.2011, in theMemorandum presented to him,Hon’ble Chief Minister sought intervention ofthe Hon’ble Prime Minister on thefollowing:-

i. To advise the Government of Keralato honour the Order of the SupremeCourt dated 27.02.2006 for raisingthe water level initially from 136 ft.to 142 ft. and to make appropriateAmendments to its Kerala Irrigationand Water Conservation(Amendment) Act, 2006;

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ii. To advise the Government of Keralanot to venture upon construction ofa New Dam, since the retrofittedMullai Periyar Dam is safe andfunctioning well;

iii. To advise the Government of Keralanot to obstruct but to co-operatewith the Government of Tamil Naduin carrying out the remainingstrengthening works suggested bythe Central Water Commission andalso the routine maintenance works;

iv. To advise the Government of Keralato remove all the encroachmentsthat have come up in the leasedarea;

v. To deploy the Central IndustrialSecurity Force to safeguard theMullai Periyar Dam and itsappurtenant structures in the leasedarea; and

vi. To order the National DisasterManagement Authority to withdrawthe Notification of the Team of

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Experts constituted for formulating aContingency Response Plan for theMullai Periyar Dam.

The Hon’ble Chief Minister in her letter tothe Hon’ble Prime Minister dated 9.2.2012,requested the Government of India, Ministryof Science and Technology, to desist fromentering into any Agreement with theGovernment of Kerala for a real timemonitoring of the Mullai Periyar Damwithout the consent of the Government ofTamil Nadu and if already entered into, itmay be annulled and also to keep furtheractivities in abeyance and to deploy theCISF as already requested. On the sameday, a letter was sent to the Ministry ofScience and Technology in this matter. Incontinuation of these, an I.A. has been filedin the Supreme Court of India on02.03.2012 to restrain the Government ofIndia from entering into the Agreement,among others.

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The Empowered Committee is expected togive its Report to the Supreme Court by theend of April, 2012, after which the legalprocedure will follow in the Supreme Court.

The Hon’ble Chief Minister on 08.01.2012announced that a Memorial would beconstructed to Colonel J Pennycuick in theTANGEDCO Complex at the Lower Camp inan area of 2500 Sq.ft. at an estimated costof Rs.1.00 crore and his grandson will beinvited while inaugurating the Memorial.The Works for the Memorial will commenceshortly.

The Government of Tamil Nadu willeffectively pursue this issue in all forums tosafeguard the interests of the State of TamilNadu.

4.4. Palar

The Government of Andhra Pradeshproposed to construct a Reservoir acrossthe Palar at Ganeshapuram, Kuppam Taluk,Chitoor District, Andhra Pradesh. As it

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would primarily affect a number of drinkingwater schemes along the River in TamilNadu, the Government of Tamil Nadu filedan Original Suit on 10.02.2006 in theSupreme Court to restrain it.

After hearing the Case, the Supreme Court,in its Order dated 07.01.2008, made it clearthat the Union of India may convene aMeeting between the two States to settlethe dispute.

Following this, a Meeting at Official levelwas held by the Chairman, Central WaterCommission in New Delhi on 11.03.2008.After discussion, the Central WaterCommission requested the Government ofAndhra Pradesh not go ahead with theProject before the issue is settled. It hasbeen established that the Palar Basin is adeficit Basin by the Study made by a JointStudy Group constituted by the CentralWater Commission.

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The Secretary, Ministry of Water Resources,convened a Meeting on 26.05.2011 atNew Delhi with the Officials of theGovernment of Tamil Nadu and AndhraPradesh. The Secretary to Government ofIndia concluded that there was nopossibility of any negotiated solution in asmuch as the rigid stand taken by both theStates and that the Supreme Court will beinformed accordingly.

In the meantime, the Supreme Courtframed 7 issues to decide the Suit. Whenthe Suit came up for hearing on 4.07.2011,the Court asked the Parties to list thewitnesses. The Government of Tamil Naduhas nominated Thiru.G.GanapathiSubramanian, Engineer-in-Chief (Retd),Public Works Department, as its Witnessand he has filed an Affidavit inthe Supreme Court on 21.07.2011.Shri B. Venugopalacharya has filed anAffidavit as Witness on behalf of the Stateof Andhra Pradesh.

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The Supreme Court is expected to hear theSuit shortly.

4.5. Parambikulam Aliyar Project - Reviewof Agreement

The Parambikulam Aliyar Project, a multi-valley, multipurpose, mammoth Project,was planned, designed and executed by theGovernment of Tamil Nadu as one of theSecond Five Year Plan Projects, with theconsent and co-operation of theGovernment of Kerala for sharing mutualbenefits through utilisation of flows in theRivers of Anamalayar, Nirar, Sholayar,Parambikulam, Palar and Aliyar and theStreams flowing into them, for generationof Hydro Electric Power, Irrigation, DrinkingWater Supply and Industrial Use in both theStates. An Agreement between theGovernment of Tamil Nadu and Kerala wasentered into on 29.05.1970 withretrospective effect from 09.11.1958. TheTaluks of Pollachi, Palladam, Udumalaipettai

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and Dharapuram in the Districts ofCoimbatore, Tiruppur and Erode arebenefited. The Palakkad District of theKerala State is also benefited. ThisAgreement was due for review on09.11.1988. Accordingly, both theGovernments exchanged the documents forreview on 21.09.1989 and since then hasheld several Inter-State discussions forcontinuation of the Review for another30 years.

In the Minister’s level Meeting held betweenthe Governments of Kerala and Tamil Naduon 10.06.2002 at Chennai, a decision wastaken to constitute a Technical Committeecomprising of Engineers from both theStates to first identify the areas whereAmendments may be required in theAgreement and to facilitate the Review atthe Government level. The TechnicalCommittee submitted its Report in May2003. The Report was discussed in theMinister’s level Meeting held on 10.11.2003at Chennai and on 4th January 2004 atThiruvananthapuram.

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After prolonged correspondence, a Meetingat the Chief Secretary’s level was held on30.05.2008 at Thiruvananthapuram. In theMeeting, it was decided to exchange moreinformation and data pertaining to theReview of the Agreement and to haveanother Meeting at Chennai. Accordingly,the Meeting at Chennai was held on27.02.2009 and it was decided to have aMeeting at the Secretary’s level to examineall the issues in their entirety and work outa single Package that can be placed beforethe Hon'ble Ministers of the concernedStates. As per this decision, Meetings atSecretary’s level were held inThiruvananthapuram on 08.04.2009 and on24.04.2009 and 25.04.2009 in Chennai. TheChief Secretary’s level Meeting was held on21.01.2011 at Thiruvananthapuram.

The following decisions were taken in thatMeeting.

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A) Anamalayar - Diversion of2.5 T.M.Cft. of water fromAnamalayar to Tamil Nadu.

Kerala informed that the siteproposed by it for construction of aReservoir is technically feasible fordiversion of 2.5 T.M.Cft. of water toTamil Nadu and proposed to executethe Project by it. It has also beendecided that Kerala will send theProject Report to Tamil Nadu andTamil Nadu will send its views withintwo months from the date of receiptof the Project Report. But, so far, noProject Report has been received byTamil Nadu.

B) Manacadavu

Kerala requested for increase oftheir share of water at ManacadavuWeir from 7.25 T.M.Cft. to12.00 T.M.Cft. This is further to bediscussed.

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C) Balancing Reservoir aboveManacadavu Weir

Kerala is not agreeable to theproposal of Tamil Nadu forconstructing a Reservoir withcapacity of about 0.5 T.M.Cft. abovethe existing Manacadavu Weir toregulate the flows to Kerala. It wasexplained that Tamil Nadu canconsider the increase in supply atManacadavu over 7.25 T.M.Cft., ifonly Kerala gives its concurrence forthe Balancing Reservoir.

D) Nirar - Nallar Straight Cut

Tamil Nadu reiterates that theScheme has to be implemented. ButKerala informed that this issue isoutside the scope of purview of theAgreement. However, Keralarequested Tamil Nadu to providedetails of possible benefits thatKerala will have from this Schemefor its consideration.

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The Government of Kerala have not yetconfirmed the above decisions.

The Government is taking all possible stepsto complete the review of this Agreementquickly.

4.6. Neyyar Issue

The Neyyar Irrigation Project, both first andsecond stages, were planned and executedby the Travancore – Cochin Government.Due to the States' Reorganisation in 1956, aportion of the ayacut localised to be servedby this Project to an extent of 9200 acreslying in the Vilavancode Taluk gottransferred to Madras State (Tamil Nadu)and forms part of Kanyakumari District. TheCanal Works required to feed this ayacutwere executed by the State of Tamil Naduwith the approval of the CentralGovernment and the State of Kerala, underthe Second Five Year Plan. The Project is inoperation from the year 1965.

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The Government of Kerala was supplyingwater to this area of Tamil Nadu throughthe left bank canal of the Project, eventhough the supply made was very muchbelow the designed discharge of150 cusecs. The supply was made up toFebruary 2004 and after that theGovernment of Kerala stopped supply ofwater, abruptly.

After reorganisation of the States, theGovernment of Kerala wanted theconcurrence of the Madras Government forsharing of the cost of the Project asproposed by it in 1957. The amount to beshared by Tamil Nadu was also settled bythe Kerala Government on 01.02.1965.Accepting the Kerala’s claim, theGovernment of Tamil Nadu suggested in1971 that an Agreement may be enteredinto with the Government of Keralaregarding sharing of Capital andMaintenance Cost and supply of water tothe Tamil Nadu ayacut and this has been incorrespondence since then. Even though theGovernment of Kerala agreed on sharing of

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cost etc., it did not concede to the requestof Tamil Nadu for entering into anAgreement on the lines suggested by TamilNadu. In 1999, Kerala took the Stand thatsince Neyyar is not an Inter-State River, itwould not be necessary to conclude anInter-State agreement regarding sharing ofwater of this River. This was the firstoccasion when the Government of Keralaraised the issue that Neyyar is not anInter-State River.

After prolonged correspondence, in 2007,the Government of Kerala stated that as perthe Resolution passed in the KeralaLegislative Assembly on 18.10.2006, waterwill be supplied to Tamil Nadu from theNeyyar Dam after realising the value of thewater so given. Tamil Nadu took the standthat since Neyyar is an Inter-State river, asper Section 7 of the Inter State River WaterDisputes Act 1956, the question of paying"any seigniorage or additional rate or fee(by whatever name called) in respect of useof such water by any other State or theinhabitants thereof" will not arise.

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When the Government of Tamil Nadusought the intervention of the Governmentof India and corresponded continuously, theGovernment of India in 2003, requested theGovernment of Tamil Nadu to continue thebilateral discussion held on 13.02.2003 forresolving amicably with the help of theCentral Water Commission, wheneverrequired.[[

The State of Kerala now reiterates the standthat Neyyar is not an Inter-State River,even though Tamil Nadu has establishedfrom the topo sheets of the Government ofIndia that a portion of the catchment of theRiver (12.90 sq.km) in the head reacheslies in Tamil Nadu. After prolongedcorrespondence, considering the welfare ofthe Farmers of Vilavancode, a Revised DraftAgreement was sent to the Government ofKerala on 19.05.2009. But, the Governmentof Kerala without giving comments on theRevised Draft Agreement dated 19.05.2009,unilaterally prepared a Fresh DraftAgreement and sent it on 11.01.2010,which was not accepted by the Government

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of Tamil Nadu. Since the Chief Minister ofKerala requested to send a Team ofTechnical Officers for discussion, a Team ofTechnical Officers held discussions atThiruvananthapuram on 06.05.2011. Noconsensus was reached on the vital Clausesof the Draft Agreement.

In the meantime, the Government of Indiawas again requested to intervene in thismatter. The information requested by theGovernment of India in letter dated29.12.2010 was sent to it in letter dated01.03.2011. The Government of Tamil Naduis repeatedly requesting the Government ofIndia to advise the Government of Kerala toconclude an Agreement and to releasewater pending finalisation of theAgreement.

This Government is taking all steps forrelease of water from the Neyyar Dam forirrigation in the Vilavancode Taluk.

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4.7. Shenbagavalli Anicut

Shenbagavalli Anicut is a small diversionAnicut built at the junction of twoStreams viz., Puliampattithodu andChokkampattithodu in Periyar Basin lying inthe Kerala State limits just to the west ofthe Tamil Nadu border. This Anicut isreported to be in existence since 1773 ADand it diverts flows to mainly two Tanks,namely, Kulasekaraperi and Rasingaperi inSivagiri Taluk, through which 10,924 acreare irrigated.

Due to remote location in forest, age etc.,the Channel was in a dilapidated condition.Repairs were done by Tamil Nadu in 1959-1962 at a cost of Rs.3.25 lakh. Again whenthe Channel breached in 1971, a sum ofRs.5.15 lakh (50% of the estimated cost)for repair work was deposited with theGovernment of Kerala, during 1986.

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However, the deposit amount ofRs.5.15 lakh was refunded by the KeralaGovernment in December 2005 stating thatKerala could not undertake the repair worksof the Shenbagavalli Anicut due to theobjections raised by the Forest Department,as it is situated in the core zone of thePeriyar Tiger Reserve.

The Sivagiri Vivasayigal Sangam filed a WritPetition in the High Court of Madras,(WP No.1274 of 2006) seeking issuanceof a Writ of Mandamus directing theGovernments of Tamil Nadu and Kerala togrant necessary sanction and consequentlycarryout repair works to the KanyamaduguChannel and Shenbagavalli Anicut. The HighCourt passed an ex-parte order on20.07.2006 directing the Government ofKerala to reconsider its decision.

In response to the above Order, theGovernment of Kerala in September, 2006reiterated its earlier decision to the effectthat the Government of Kerala is not in a

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position to reconsider its earlier decision inthe matter.

In order to ensure protection of the welfareof the farmers benefitted by theShenbagavalli Anicut, the intervention ofthe Government of India, has been soughton 01.08.2011 with a request to advise theGovernment of Kerala to carry out therepair works either by Kerala or by TamilNadu and that if the Government of Keralaagrees to carry out the Works, the cost willbe reimbursed to them.

This is pursued with the Government ofIndia.

4.8. Inter Linking of Rivers

Mahanadhi - Godavari - Krishna -Pennar - Palar - Cauvery - Vaigai -Gundar link

The National Water Development Agency(NWDA) has prepared a Feasibility Reportfor interlinking of Mahanadhi - Godavari -

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Krishna - Pennar - Palar - Cauvery - Vaigai -Gundar Link. It has assessed the overallsurplus from the Mahanadhi and Godavarias 925 T.M.Cft. after allowing for all futurein-basin requirements. It has proposed toutilise this surplus for various purposes likeirrigation, drinking water, industrial use,etc., under the Peninsular Component. TheNWDA has assessed the benefits that wouldaccrue as about 3 Million hectare ofirrigation including 2.10 million hectareadditional irrigation and substantialadditional Hydro Power, besides severalother intangible benefits. Under thisScheme, Tamil Nadu is expected to getabout 214 T.M.Cft. at the border and theadditional area that could benefit byirrigation is estimated as Rs.7.74 lakhhectare (Rs.19.13 lakh acre).

Tamil Nadu has requested for enhancing thequantum of water proposed to betransferred to Tamil Nadu by at leastanother 100 T.M.Cft. Tamil Nadu alsosuggested an alternative alignment for thePennar - Palar - Cauvery Link, at a higher

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contour so as to spread the benefits withinthe State equitably to the most neededareas.

Tamil Nadu in the 52nd Meeting of theNational Development Council held at NewDelhi on 09.12.2006, and in the discussionheld on 5.2.2007 with the Vice - Chairman,Planning Commission, has emphasised theurgency to start the linking of thePeninsular Rivers in order to augment thewater resources, so as to re-vitalise theagricultural sector.

Tamil Nadu has also suggested to theGovernment of India that the Parliamentcan make a Law, by virtue of the powersconferred under the Article 248(1) read withEntry 97 of List 1 (Union List) of theSeventh Schedule of the Constitution, forimplementing the interlinking of majorRivers in the Country, so as to facilitateearly execution of the Interlinking RiversProject (ILR).

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During the 40th meeting of the TechnicalAdvisory Committee held on 20.01.2012 atNew Delhi, the NWDA has stated that theyhave taken up the topographical surveys ofthe alternative alignment between Pennar –Palar – Cauvery at a higher elevation andthe Work is in progress, as requested by theGovernment of Tamil Nadu.

Now the NWDA is carrying out a Study foralternative off-take point of Mahanadhi –Godavari other than the originally proposedManibhadra Dam across Mahanadhi due tovarious issues raised by the Odisha Stateand Studies are in progress.

In the Writ Petition filed before the SupremeCourt regarding Interlinking of rivers, theSupreme Court has delivered Judgment on27.02.2012 with directions to theGovernment of India for earlyimplementation of Inter linking of Rivers sothat the benefits would accrue within areasonable time and cost.

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Tamil Nadu while welcoming the abovejudgment of the Supreme Court is pursuingwith the Government of India for earlyimplementation of inter linking of thePeninsular Rivers and also for making a Lawin the Parliament for implementing the Link.

4.9. Pamba - Achankoil - Vaippar Link

The NWDA has formulated the Pamba -Achankoil - Vaippar Link Project, whichenvisages diversion of 22 T.M.Cft. which isonly 20% of the surplus water of Pambaand Achankoil Rivers of Kerala to TamilNadu to irrigate an ayacut of91,400 hectare in the dry Taluks ofSankarankoil, Kovilpatti, Sivagiri,Srivilliputhur, Rajapalayam, Sathur andTenkasi of Tamil Nadu and will also help togenerate peak power of 500 MW for Kerala.

The Government of Tamil Nadu has givenits acceptance during December, 1995 tothe proposal, whereas the Government ofKerala is not in favour of the Project. TheGovernment of Tamil Nadu has been

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continuously urging the Government ofIndia and the National Water DevelopmentAgency in bringing a consensus forimplementation of this Project.

5. DAM SAFETY BILL, 2010

OBJECTIVE:

To provide proper surveillance, inspection,operation and maintenance of all the Damsof certain parameters in India, to ensuretheir safe functioning and for mattersconnected therewith or incidental thereto,the Government of India proposed to bringforward a Legislation on Dam Safetykeeping in mind the following:-

• As per Article 252 of theConstitution of India, theParliament of India is empoweredto legislate on any subjectprovided two or more States offertheir consent and that Legislationmay be adopted by any other State

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by a resolution passed in theirLegislature.

• In 2008, two States, namely,Andhra Pradesh and West Bengalhave requested the Ministry ofWater Resources, Government ofIndia, to enact a CentralLegislation on Dam Safety by theParliament of India.

The Dam Safety Bill of the Government ofIndia will directly affect Tamil Nadu in the4 Dams owned, operated and maintained byTamil Nadu, lying in the territory of Kerala,viz, 1. Mullai Periyar Dam, 2. ParambikulamDam, 3. Thunakadavu Dam and4. Peruvaripallam Dam. The Government ofKerala has already interfered by reducingthe Full Reservoir Level of the Mullai PeriyarDam by enacting the Kerala Irrigation andWater Conservation (Amendment) Act,2006, which has been challenged in theHon’ble Supreme Court by Tamil Nadu forwhich the judgement is pending. If the DamSafety Act, 2010 is passed in the Parliamentas proposed by the Ministry of Water

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Resources, it will only further embolden theGovernment of Kerala to do such acts,which will be detrimental to the State ofTamil Nadu. So, the Government of TamilNadu objected to certain provisionsenvisaged in the Bill and requestedmodifications thereto.

The Dam Safety Bill, 2010 which wasapproved by the Central Cabinet wasintroduced in the Parliament. On areference, the Parliamentary StandingCommittee on Water Resources forexamination and report, uploaded the textof the Bill as introduced in the Parliament’sWebsite calling for comments / suggestionsfrom individuals / organisations/ institutions/ experts on the provisions of the Bill.

The Government of Tamil Nadu sent itsviews objecting to certain Clauses of the Billwhich were not considered favourably bythe Parliamentary Standing Committee onWater Resources.

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The Hon’ble Chief Minister, in the letterdated 29.7.2011, to the Hon’ble PrimeMinister had suggested that certainprovisions in the proposed Bill will bedetrimental to the interest of Tamil Naduand requested to carry out modifications inthe Dam Safety Bill, 2010. For the purposeof convenience, a comparative statementshowing the provisions of the Dam SafetyBill, 2010 of the Government of India andthe modifications suggested by theGovernment of Tamil Nadu are furnishedbelow:-

PROVISION IN THEDAM SAFETY BILL,

2010

MODIFICATIONSUGGESTED

Clause 26(1): Withoutprejudice to theprovisions of this Act,all specified dams, shallfall under thejurisdiction of theState Dam SafetyOrganisation or StateDam Safety Cell, as thecase may be, of the

Clause 26(1):Without prejudice tothe provisions of thisAct, all specifieddams, shall fallunder thejurisdiction of theState Dam SafetyOrganisation orState Dam Safety

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State in which dam issituated in mattersrelated to daminspections, analysis ofinformation, reports orrecommendationsregarding safety statusand remedial measuresto be undertaken toimprove dam safety;and in all such mattersfull co-operation shallbe extended by theconcerned Non - StateDam SafetyOrganisation or theNon-State Dam SafetyCell and the owner ofthe specified dam.

Cell, as the casemay be, of the Stateowning the damand under whosecontrol the dam isoperated andmaintained inmatters related todam inspections,analysis ofinformation, reportsor recommendationsregarding safetystatus and remedialmeasures to beundertaken toimprove dam safety.

26(2):The authorisedrepresentative of theCentral Dam SafetyOrganisation, concernedState Dam SafetyOrganisation or StateDam Safety Cell, as the

26(2): Theauthorisedrepresentative ofthe Central DamSafety Organisation,concerned StateDam Safety

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case may be, for thepurposes of makingany inspection orinvestigation necessaryfor the implementationof the provisions of thisAct, may enter uponany part of the specifiedDam or its site as andwhen required andapply such investigationmethods, as may beconsidered necessary.

Organisation orState Dam SafetyCell as the case maybe, in respect ofdams referred toin sub-clause 1above, for thepurposes of makingany inspection orinvestigationnecessary for theimplementation ofthe provisions of thisAct, may enter uponany part of thespecified dam or itssite as and whenrequired and applysuch investigationmethods as may beconsiderednecessary.

26(3): In case, aftermaking inspection orinvestigation under sub-section (2), the

26(3): This Clauseis to be modifiedcommensurate tothe modification

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representative referredin that sub-section is ofthe opinion that certainremedial measures arerequired to be taken, heshall report suchremedial measures tothe officer-in-charge ofsuch specified dam andthe Non-State DamSafety Organisation orNon-State Dam SafetyCell, as the case maybe, and to theconcerned State DamSafety Organisation orState Dam Safety Cell,as the case may be.

suggested for sub-clause (1) of Clause26.

26(4):The Central DamSafety Organisation andconcerned State DamSafety Organisation orState Dam Safety Cell,as the case may be, incases of dams beingfound to be endangered

26(4): This clause isto be modifiedcommensurate tothe modificationsuggested for sub-clause (1) of Clause26.

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on account of theirage, degeneration,degradation, structuralor other impediments,shall suggest suchremedial measures onsuch operationalparameters (includingmaximum reservoirlevel, maximumspillway discharge andmaximum dischargesthrough other outlets)as it may considernecessary.

13(1): The StateCommittee shalldischarge suchfunctions as may benecessary to ensureproper surveillance,inspection, operationand maintenance of allspecified dams in thatState and ensure theirsafe functioning.

13(1): The Damslocated in theterritory of anotherState are owned bythe dam ownedState and operatedand maintained byit. The territorialState shall not haveany right tosurveillance,

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inspection, operationand suggestremedial measure tobe undertaken bythe Dam ownedState. The presentprovision willadversely affect theinterest of the Damowned State. Hence,this Provision shouldexclude thefunctions of theState Committee onDam Safety andaccordingly thisprovision has to berevised.

The Hon’ble Chief Minister on 17.03.2012has again conveyed to the Hon’ble PrimeMinister the genuine apprehensions of theGovernment on these Clauses in the DamSafety Bill, 2010 as it would be tantamountto taking away control over maintenance ofthe Dam from the State which owns the

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Dam, consequently affecting hundreds offarmers and agricultural production andrequested that the Ministry of WaterResources to delete the objectionableClauses pointed out by the Government ofTamil Nadu from the Bill.

These apart, the Government of Tamil Naduhas suggested that for the purpose ofensuring proper maintenance of Dams inforests and wild life areas, the followingClause may be included as Clause 26(6):

“Notwithstanding anythingcontained in any other Law, theDam Maintenance Officials /Personnel shall have right toenter into the Forests and WildLife Sanctuary area to carry outdam safety maintenance andrehabilitation measures”.

This suggestion of the Government of TamilNadu has been accepted.

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The Government of Tamil Nadu ferventlyhopes that the Government of India willdelete the objectionable Clauses from theBill.

6. DAM REHABILITATION ANDIMPROVEMENT PROJECT (DRIP)

In order to ensure the strength and improvethe safety and operational performance ofthe existing Dams in a sustainable manner,the Dam Rehabilitation and ImprovementProject with the World Bank assistance isproposed to be taken up over a period of6 years from 2012-2013 in 4 Phases. TheProject aims to restore the capacity of theDams, achieve effective utilisation of storedwater and manage the long-termperformance of the Dams. Tamil Nadu isone among the four States selected by theWorld Bank for participation in this Project.The funding pattern between the WorldBank and the State is in the ratio of 80:20.

Three Organisations, viz., Water ResourcesDepartment, Tamil Nadu Generation and

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Distribution Corporation Limited / TamilNadu Electricity Board and AgriculturalEngineering Department are participating inthis Project.

Cost of the Project for Tamil Nadu(Rs. in crore)

a. Water Resources Department : 469.94

b. Tamil Nadu Generation andDistribution CorporationLimited / Tamil NaduElectricity Board

: 260.14

c. Agricultural EngineeringDepartment

: 15.41

Total : 745.49

The three main components of the Projectare:

i. Rehabilitation and Improvement of theDams and associated appurtenances,such as treatment for leakage,reduction of seepage, structuralstrengthening of Dams, etc.

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ii. Dam safety institutional strengtheningthrough Reservoir SedimentationStudies, development of ManagementInformation System.

iii. Establishment of State ProjectManagement Unit.

The Project covers 66 Water ResourcesDepartment Dams and 38 Tamil NaduGeneration and Distribution CorporationLimited Dams at a cost of Rs.745.49 croreas detailed below:

Phase WRDDams

TANGEDCODams

Total

I 20 6 26

II 18 16 34

III 16 12 28

IV 12 4 16

Total 66 38 104

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During the First Phase, 20 Water ResourcesDepartment Dams at a cost ofRs.103.27 crore and 6 Tamil NaduGeneration and Distribution CorporationLimited Dams at a cost of Rs.19.354 croreare proposed to be rehabilitated. Thedetails of the 20 Water ResourcesDepartment Dams and 6 Tamil NaduGeneration and Distribution CorporationLimited Dams are as follows:

Sl.No. WRD Dams - Phase I

Amount(Rs. incrore)

1. Vidur 3.18

2. Rajathopekanar 1.01

3. Mordhana 3.78

4. Gomuki 2.80

5 Manimuthar 18.49

6 Adavinainarkoil 1.937 Vadakkupachaiyar 2.20

8 Kodumudiyar 1.72

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9 Nambiyar 1.76

10 Poigaiyar 1.03

11 Siddhamalli 7.05

12 Kodaganar 4.94

13 Nagavathi 1.00

14 Thoppiar 1.62

15 Manimukthanadhi 13.82

16 Kullursandai 5.43

17 Vaigai 10.17

18 Bhavani Sagar 8.46

19 Amaravathy 8.50

20 Thirumurthy 4.38

Total 103.27

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Sl.No.

TANGEDCO Dams -Phase I

Amount(Rs. incrore)

1. Avalanche 1.138

2. Glenmorgan 0.874

3. Kadamparai 3.468

4. Mukurthy 2.220

5. Porthymund 3.198

6. Servalar 8.456

Total 19.354

An Empowered Committee under theChairmanship of the Chief Secretary toGovernment has been constituted forspeedy implementation of the Project. TheProject Agreement for implementation ofthe Dam Rehabilitation and ImprovementProject has been signed with the WorldBank and the Work would commence during2012-2013. To look after this Project, a

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State Project Management Unit will functionfrom May 2012.

7. TAMIL NADU IRRIGATEDAGRICULTURE MODERNISATION ANDWATER-BODIES RESTORATION ANDMANAGEMENT PROJECT(TN IAMWARM)

The TN IAMWARM Project is beingimplemented with the assistance of theWorld Bank at an outlay of Rs.2,547 crorefrom 2007 to benefit 6.69 lakh hectare. TheProject Period is for 6 years. The WaterResources Department and 7 other LineDepartments of the Government are theimplementing departments of the Project.4922 Tanks, 669 Anicuts and 8071 Kmlength of Supply Channels are proposed forrehabilitation under the TN IAMWARMProject.

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7.1. AIM of the Project / Key Components

The TN IAMWARM Project aims to improvethe service delivery of the irrigation systemsand to increase the productivity of irrigatedagriculture with effective integrated waterresources management in a Sub-basinframework.

7.1.1.Irrigation Systems Modernisation in aSub-basin Framework

This component aims to improve bulk waterdelivery through modernisation of theirrigation systems in 61 selected Sub-basinswith an ayacut of 6.69 lakh hectare.These activities involve Tank SystemModernisation by restoring and repairing thewater bodies and improving canal irrigationsystem through repair and rehabilitation.

7.1.2.Agricultural Intensification andDiversification

This component aims to increase theproductivity of agriculture-related activities

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through Improved AgriculturalIntensification and Diversification of Crops,Micro Irrigation, Animal Husbandry andFisheries.

7.1.3.Institutional Modernisation forIrrigated Agriculture

It is sought to improve the institutionalcapacity for irrigation service deliverythrough the Water Resources Departmentand the Water Users’ Associations (WUAs)with technically better designs and in asocially sustainable manner. The WaterUsers’ Associations would be utilised toimplement the Participatory IrrigationManagement (PIM) involving the farmers.

7.1.4.Water Resources Management

Capacity building and sustainable waterresources management is proposed to beimproved by the Water ResourcesDepartment through the creation ofa State Water Resources ManagementAgency (SWaRMA). Apart from this, Water

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Research would be taken up on relevanttopics through Irrigation ResearchFund (IRF).

7.1.5.Project Implementation (2007-2013)

Under Phase I, implementation was initiatedduring 2007-2008 in 9 Sub-basins coveringan extent of 2.89 lakh hectare. In the firstyear itself, Works have been successfullycommenced and completed. During thefinancial year 2008-2009, under Phase II,16 more Sub-basins with an additionalayacut of about 0.672 lakh hectare weretaken up and are nearing completion.During the financial year 2009-2010 and2010-2011, under Phase–III, 30 Sub-basinscovering an extent of 1.821 lakh hectarewere taken up and the Works are inprogress. During the financial year 2011-2012, under Phase – IV, 6 Sub basinscovering an extent of 1.30 lakh hectarewere taken up and the Works are inprogress.

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Phase Sub -basins

Year ofImple-

mentation

IrrigatedAyacut

(in Hectare)

I 9 2007-08 289498.50

II 16 2008-09 67206.21

III 302009-10 and

2010-11182119.18

IV 6 2011-12 130330.56

7.1.6.Water Resources Department

Phase - I (9 Sub-basins)

The Works under 76 Packages covering thedistricts of Coimbatore, Perambalur,Pudukottai, Ramanathapuram, Salem,Sivagangai, Tiruppur, Tiruvannamalai,Villupuram and Virudhunagar were takenup and completed. Under Phase I,Rehabilitation Works in 1618 Tanks,

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232 Anicuts and 3016 km length of SupplyChannels / Canals have been completed.

No. ofSub –basins

No. ofPackages

Ayacut(in

hectare)

ProjectCost

(Rs. incrore)

9 76 289498.50 451.25

Phase - II (16 Sub-basins)

The Works under 43 Packages covering thedistricts of Ariyalur, Krishnagiri, Madurai,Namakkal, Perambalur, Pudukottai, Salem,Thanjavur, Theni, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli,Vellore and Virudhunagar were taken up.Works in 40 Packages have been completedand the Works in the remaining3 Packages are in progress. Of theRehabilitation Works proposed in757 Tanks, 165 Anicuts and 1092 km lengthof Supply Channels / Canals, rehabilitationof 732 Tanks & 155 Anicuts and 979 km

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length of Supply Channels have beencompleted and the remaining works are inprogress.

No. ofSub -basins

No. ofPackages

Ayacut(in

hectare)

ProjectCost

(Rs. incrore)

16 43 67206.21 187.95

Phase - III (30 Sub-basins)

The Works under 136 Packages covering thedistricts of Cuddalore, Dharmapuri,Kancheepuram, Kanyakumari, Krishnagiri,Madurai, Ramanathapuram, Sivagangai,Theni, Thiruvallur, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli,Tiruvannamalai, Vellore, Villupuram andVirudhunagar were taken up. Works in13 Packages have been completed and theWorks in the remaining Packages are inprogress. Of the Rehabilitation Worksproposed in 1678 Tanks, 256 Anicuts and2587 km length of Supply Channels /Canals, rehabilitation of 143 Tanks,34 Anicuts and 427 km length of Supply

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Channels have been completed and theremaining Works are in progress.

No. ofSub -basins

No. ofPackages

Ayacut(in

hectare)

ProjectCost

(Rs. incrore)

30 136 182119.18 426.60

Phase – IV (5 Sub-basins)

The Works under 47 Packages coveringthe districts of Kancheepuram,Ramanathapuram, Sivagangai, Thiruvallur,Tiruvannamalai and Virudhunagar weretaken up. Works are in various stagesof implementation. Rehabilitation of761 Tanks, 5 Anicuts and 1056 km of lengthof Supply Channels are proposed.

No. ofSub -basins

No. ofPackages

Ayacut(in

hectare)

ProjectCost

(Rs. incrore)

5 47 76996.34 171.72

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Phase - IV [One Additional Sub-basin(Amaravathy Sub basin)]

The World Bank Mission during their visit inSeptember 2011 conveyed theirNo Objection for inclusion of theAmaravathy Sub-basin as an additionalSub-basin. The Amaravathy Sub-basin hasan extent of 0.533 lakh hectare spread overin Dindigul, Karur and Tiruppur districts.Proposals for rehabilitation of 92 Tanks,10 Anicuts and 257 km length of SupplyChannels are evolved and administrativesanction has been accorded forRs.128.31 crore.

No. ofSub -basins

No. ofPackages

Ayacut(in

hectare)

ProjectCost

(Rs. incrore)

1 22 53334.22 128.31

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Extension of Time

Under Phase I and Phase II, out of the119 Packages, 116 Packages have beencompleted and the balance 3 Packages areunder progress.

Under Phase III, out of the 136 Packages,13 Packages have been completed and thebalance 123 Packages are under progress.

Under Phase IV, out of the 69 Packages,37 Packages are under progress and thebalance 32 Packages will be taken upshortly.

In order to complete all the IAMWARMProject activities, the request for extensionof time from April 2013 to September 2014is under process with the World Bank.

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7.2.1.Information Technology andInformation Management System

Institutional Modernisation throughInformation Technology (IT) andInformation Management System isproposed for the Water ResourcesDepartment under the IAMWARM Project.This will facilitate in streamlining andimproving efficiency of the Water ResourcesDepartment with better planning andmanagement through decisions that emergeby timely flow of information at all levels.

For implementation of the InformationTechnology and Information ManagementSystem, Rs.42.4371 crore has beensanctioned and the Work is being executedthrough M/s.ELCOT.

7.2.2.Procurement of Hardware:

The Water Resources Department has beenupgraded by Procurement and installation of

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1565 Desktop Computers & 330 Laptopsand with necessary Computer Peripherals.Local Area Network (LAN) has beenestablished in 142 Offices.

7.2.3.Enterprise Information ManagementSystem (EIMS)

It is a Web based Application tocomputerise all the Departmental activitiesto achieve enhanced productivity,communication transparency and reduceddocumentation including provision of WaterResources related information to theGeneral Public. M/s.Tech Mahindra Limitedhas been engaged as the Consultant forRs.8.33 crore through M/s.ELCOT and theWork is under progress. ParambikulamAliyar Project and Varahanadhi will be takenup initially as Pilot Basins forimplementation of the Project.

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7.2.4.Providing Wide Area Network (WAN)

For effective electronic data informationexchange, it is proposed to connect theLocal Area Network Offices by Wide AreaNetwork (WAN) under the Tamil Nadu StateWide Area Network (TNSWAN) for55 selected Offices under Stage-I throughM/s ELCOT at a cost of Rs.1.68 crore underState fund. The Work will be completedshortly. After completion, the remainingOffices will be taken up under Phase-II.

7.3. Training:

Under the IAMWARM Project, Rs.7.44 crorehas been allotted towards Capacity Buildingof Officers of the Water ResourcesDepartment by conducting various TrainingProgrammes. The Training is being impartedon the following:-

i. Technical Trainings:

In the field of Water Resources,Environmental, Participatory IrrigationManagement through Institutions like

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Irrigation Management TrainingInstitute – Trichy, Anna University -Chennai, Anna Institute ofManagement - Chennai, etc.

ii. I.T. Trainings:

Basic Training through IrrigationManagement Training Institute,Trichy.

Geographical Information SystemTraining through BharathidasanUniversity, Trichy and IrrigationManagement Training Institute,Trichy.

iii. International Study Tours

World Water Week 2009 - Sweden

World Water Week 2010 - Sweden

World Water Week 2010– Singapore

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iv. National Study Tours

Study Tour to Uttar Pradesh

Study Tour to Gujarat

Study Tour to Andhra Pradesh

Study Tour to Madhya Pradesh,Rajasthan and Bihar

v. Study Tours within the State

Parambikulam Aliyar Project Area

Lower Bhavani Project Area

Cauvery Basin Area

Periyar Vaigai Area

Tamiraparani and Kodaiyar SystemArea

So far, 198 Technical Training Programmesand I.T Training have been conducted andTrainings have been imparted to3728 Officers of the Water ResourcesDepartment. The total expenditure incurredfor all the Training Programmes isRs.282.54 lakh.

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7.4. Construction Quality Management andTechnical Supervision

As per the Project Appraisal Document,Rs.15 crore has been allotted for thisConsultancy Service to assist the QualityManagement System and to developtechniques to improve quality management.Administrative sanction has been accordedfor Rs.9.78 crore. An Agreement has beensigned with M/s.WAPCOS Ltd, India and theWork has commenced on 14.03.2011.M/s.WAPCOS Ltd., India has establishedGround and Mobile Laboratories atIrukkangudi and Villupuram. Collection ofsamples and conducting tests for assuringthe quality of the Works are being carriedout by the Firm.

7.5. Environmental Activities

Environmental activities such asEnvironmental Impact Assessment,Awareness Program, Testing of water andsoil samples, etc., are being carried out inPhase I, II, III and IV Sub-basins for which

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administrative sanction has been accordedfor Rs.7.73 crore. The positive and negativeimpacts regarding environmental and socialaspects due to implementation of theProject in the Sub-basin areas along withthe mitigation measures are presented inthe Environmental Impact AssessmentReports.

7.6. External Environmental and SocialAudit Consultancy

This is an External Audit Consultancy forimproving the environmental activities ofthe Project as per the Environmentaland Social Monitoring Frame Work.Administrative sanction has been accordedfor Rs.98.80 lakh. Selection of aConsultancy for Phase I and II Sub-basins isunder process. For Phase III and IV Sub-basins, a proposal for Rs.1.50 crore is underprocess.

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7.7. Procurement of Software, ScientificEquipments and Instruments, etc.Under the TN IAMWARM Project,administrative sanction has been accordedfor an amount of Rs.2.50 crore to procureSoftware required for preparation ofDesigns and Drawings such as AUTO CADCivil 3D 2012, Arc GIS, FEM, GPS andscientific equipments and instruments forvarious Offices of the Water ResourcesDepartment. The procurement process isunder various stages.

7.8. PARTICIPATORY IRRIGATIONMANAGEMENT (PIM)

Tamil Nadu is one among the PioneeringStates in promoting Participatory IrrigationManagement. “The Tamil Nadu Farmers’Management of Irrigation Systems Act,2000 (TN Act 7/2001)” was enacted and theRules 2002 and the Election Rules 2003thereon were framed. The Act has beenbrought into force in the State, except inthe Nilgiris and Chennai Districts wherethere are no ayacut. The Act envisages

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constitution of Farmers’ Organisations in theentire command area of all the irrigationsystems under management of the WaterResources Department, as follows:

i) “Water Users’ Association” atthe Primary level consisting ofall the water users.

ii) “Distributary Committee” at thesecondary level.

iii) “Project Committee” at theproject level

In the Water Resources ConsolidationProject, a command area coveringabout 6.00 lakh hectare in 20 Districts,1566 Water Users’ Associations,161 Distributary Committees and 9 ProjectCommittees have been constituted during2004.

The five years and six months term of theiroffice ended on June 2009. Therefore,Elections to reconstitute the aboveManaging Committees have been completedduring 2009-2010 and are in position.

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The Government have proposed to enforcethe Tamil Nadu Farmers’ Management ofIrrigation Systems Act, 2000, in theCauvery Basin in future.

2361 Water Users’ Associations have beendelineated in the IAMWARM Projectcommand areas dividing the Water Users’Association areas into 10,810 TerritorialConstituencies. 2344 Presidents and10,448 Territorial Constituency Membershave been elected in 2008, 2009, 2010 and2011. Fresh Elections to the left out posts inthe Managing Committees are to beconducted.

Two days Orientation Training Programmewas organised by the IrrigationManagement Training Institute. 2896 newlyelected Presidents of the Water Users’Associations have benefited so far. Tocreate required awareness among thefarmers and to build capacity of the selectedWater Users’ Associations, 9 Support

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Organisations have been formed and theremaining are under process.

The Participatory Irrigation ManagementProgramme has developed improvedparticipation of the farmers in irrigationmanagement and positive changes aretaking place.

7.8.1.Formation of Water Users’ Association

Under Participatory Irrigation Managementin Phase – I, II and III, elections to2344 Water Users’ Associations wereconducted. For Phase IV and the remainingleft out Associations, elections will beconducted by the Water ResourcesDepartment shortly.

Water Walks, IAMWARM Days with all theLine Departments and Workshops are beingconducted by the Water ResourcesDepartment to ensure convergence andparticipation of Officers and farmers toidentify their problems and propose

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solutions. Further, Change Management isbeing proposed amongst the Engineers ofthe Water Resources Department and LineDepartments to ensure better servicedelivery and management of scarce water.

Other Line Departments like Agriculture,Horticulture, Agricultural Engineering, TamilNadu Agricultural University, AgriculturalMarketing, Animal Husbandry and Fisheriesare involved in convergence under theProject to increase the water potential andget more income per drop of water so as touplift the economic status of theStakeholders.

7.9. State Water Resources ManagementAgency (SWaRMA)

The Component ‘D’ of the Project AppraisalDocument on Water Resources Managementbrings out the objective to improve theinstitutional arrangements and capacity forsustainable Water Resources Managementin the State, including creation of State

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Water Resources Management Agency(SWaRMA).

The Government have accorded sanction on13.04.2009 for establishment of StateWater Resources Management Agency(SWaRMA) as a State wide Focal Agency forenvironmentally and socially sustainableinter sectoral water management. TheWorking Group of the SWaRMA, headed bythe Chief Engineer and Director, Institutefor Water Studies, Chennai has beenestablished on June 2011. The Governmenthave also accorded administrative sanctionfor Rs.271.00 lakh for establishment ofSWaRMA and to provide amenities andincremental operating cost.

The Executive Wing of SWaRMA wassanctioned on 02.02.2011, with a Director(Water Resources Expert), 7 Consultants /Specialists, Working Group of 14 Members(Redeployed from various wings of theWater Resources Department), 4 Data EntryOperators and 1 Stenographer on contractbasis. Accordingly, the office of SWaRMA

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was established on June 2011 at theCampus of the Institute for Water Studies,Chennai.

7.9.1.Functions of SWaRMA

1. Development of a common databasefor water quantity and quality, as wellas existing bulk allocations in theState.

2. All Water related legislation includingthe State Water Policy will bereviewed and enhanced to improveregulation of Water Resources inTamil Nadu.

3. Review and approval of Master Plansand River Basin Boards.

7.9.2.Activities of SWaRMA

Vaippar Basin has been taken as aPilot Basin and data pertaining to theVaippar Basin are being collected fromthe Line Departments for the SWaRMA

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database and compilation of data isunder progress.

19 Acts have been collected fromvarious departments and comparisonof the various water related laws andpolicies existing in other States andDepartments are being compiled forframing an effective Legislative setupof SWaRMA.

Reformulation of the Executive Wingof SWaRMA is under process.

7.10.IAMWARM PROJECT II

The State has 17 Major River Basins, whichare sub divided into 127 Sub-basins and thetotal irrigated ayacut area under themanagement control of the WaterResources Department is about21 lakh hectare. The Water ResourcesConsolidation Project implemented with theWorld Bank assistance has benefited anayacut of 5.99 lakh hectare covering9 Major irrigation systems, 24 Mediumirrigation systems and about 620 RainfedTanks. The follow up TN IAMWARM Projectis being implemented in the State with Multi

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disciplinary approach covering an ayacut of6.69 lakh hectare spread over61 Sub-basins. The Project period endsduring March 2013 and extension has beensought for another 18 months. TheTN IAMWARM Project with a concept ofimproving the service delivery of theirrigation systems and productivity ofirrigated agriculture with an effectiveintegrated water resources managementinvolving 8 Line Departments in a Sub-basinframework, is receiving overwhelmingresponse among the Stakeholders. In orderto extend these benefits to the farmingcommunity in the remaining 66 Sub-basinsof the State, the Government have writtento the Government of India and the WorldBank to sanction funds for a New follow-upProject - IAMWARM II Project. The reply ofthe Government of India and theconcurrence of the World Bank are awaited.

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8. MAINTENANCE OF DAMS AND PARKS

8.1. The Water Resources Department ismaintaining 89 Dams in Tamil Nadu. TheseDams are maintained to Standards by theEngineers of the Water ResourcesDepartment. As a token of recognition andappreciation of the efforts put in by theEngineers, it has been decided to select thebest maintained Dam every year and awardthe Engineers who have maintained theDam during that year. For this purpose, aCommittee has been constituted on25.01.2012 for selection of the bestmaintained Dam every year. For the year2011-2012, the Vaigai Dam has beenselected as the best maintained Dam andawards and prizes were distributed to theEngineers who have maintained the Vaigaidam.

The Hon’ble Chief Minister has announced inthe Collectors’ Conference to improve andmaintain the Parks in the Dams. TheGovernment have taken the initiative to

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improve the Parks in all the Dam sites tomake them attractive tourist spots and tomaintain the dam environment green withflora and fauna. In this direction, it isproposed to improve the Parks using thefunds available in the Dam Rehabilitationand Improvement Project as well as otherroutine Maintenance Grant given to variousDams.

8.2. Improvements to Mukkombu Park

The Mukkombu Park is located at the UpperAnicut on the right bank of the CauveryRiver in Srirangam Taluk of Trichy district.This Park, maintained by the WaterResources Department, is one of theimportant tourist spots in the State. Everyday many people across the State andForeigners visit this Park. During the festiveseasons, especially on the 18th and 28th ofthe Tamil month ‘Aadi’ and Pongal,thousands of people spend their timecheerfully with family and friends. Anaverage revenue of Rs.30 lakh is generatedevery year.

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It has therefore become imperative toimprove the Park to attract more people tothis beautiful picnic spot. Artificial Fallsarrangement at a cost of Rs.35 lakh andDancing Fountains at a cost of Rs.30 lakhare proposed to be taken up at the firstinstance during 2012-2013.

9. 13th FINANCE COMMISSION GRANT-IN-AID PROGRAMME

9.1. Coastal Protection

In Tamil Nadu, the behaviour of the seafield varies throughout the year. During theMonsoon period, the problems getaggravated due to formation of Cyclones,Depression and Low Pressure Zones. Thisaffects the roads, coastal habitations,fishing harbours and agricultural landscausing loss of lives and grave damage toinfrastructure. It is of utmost importancethat the coastline of the State should besufficiently protected from sea erosion so asto prevent such loss.

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The 13th Finance Commission constituted bythe Government of India has recommendeda Grant of Rs.200 crore for CoastalProtection Works over a period of 4 yearsfrom 2011- 2012 under the State SpecificNeeds Grant. On priority basis, vulnerableReaches have been identified and CoastalProtection Works in 7 Districts have beenrecommended.

The Government have accordedadministrative sanction for 50 CoastalProtection Works in 7 Coastal Districts, atan estimate of Rs.199.93 crore.

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Regionwise and Phasewise Abstract of Coastal ProtectionWorks for the period from 2011-2012 to 2014-2015.

(Rs. in crore)

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Phase I – 26 Works

For the year 2011-2012, financial sanctionwas accorded for Rs.50.00 crore for26 Works. Out of this, 3 Works have beencompleted and the balance 23 Works areunder execution. The details of these Worksare as follows:

Sl.No. Name of the Work

EstimateAmount(Rs. incrore)

Completed Works

1. Urgent Protection andReplenishment to existingdamaged RMS Wall alongEnnore Expressway in NorthChennai near Chinnakkuppam(LS 15/580 – LS 15/760 km).

0.62

2. Urgent Protection andReplenishment to existingdamaged RMS Wall alongEnnore Expressway in NorthChennai near Periyakkuppam(LS 16/110 – LS 16/290 km).

0.67

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3. Urgent Protection andReplenishment to existingdamaged RMS Wall alongEnnore Expressway in NorthChennai near Thazhankuppam(LS 16/850 – LS 17/350 km).

2.00

Works under progress

4. Construction of RMS Wall atDevanampattinam (LS 800m -LS 1220m) in Cuddalore Talukof Cuddalore District.

1.80

5. Construction of Sea Wall fromLS 1850m to 2470m and LS2710m to LS 3090m (1000m)at Chinna Mudaliyarchavadi inVanur Taluk of VillupuramDistrict.

2.80

6. Construction of series of 2Groynes (3 & 4) atMudaliyarchavadi in VanurTaluk of Villupuram District.

8.26

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7. Collecting field bed levelsalong the coast coveringrequired stretch and seawardcovering breaker zone andcollection of other details liketidal current, alongshorecurrent, etc., atMudaliyarchavadi,Bommayarpalayam andSodhanaikkuppam in VanurTaluk of Villupuram Districtand Thazhanguda toDevanampattinam inCuddalore Taluk of CuddaloreDistrict.

0.42

8. Construction of RMS Wall atPalayar village in Sirkali Talukof Nagapattinam District to alength of 1000m up to+3.25m.

5.97

9. Construction of RMS Wall atAkkaraipettai village in SirkaliTaluk of Nagapattinam Districtto a length of 1000m up to+3.66m.

5.18

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10. Construction of RMS Wall atKallar village in Sirkali Taluk ofNagapattinam District to alength of 700m up to +3.66m.

3.65

11. Collecting field bed levelsalong the coast coveringrequired stretch and seawardcovering breaker zone andcollection of other details liketidal current, alongshorecurrent, etc., at Seruthur,Samanthapettai,Vanagirikuppam andThirumullaivasal in SirkaliTaluk of NagapattinamDistrict.

0.42

12. Construction of RMS Wall for alength of 230m inVivekanandar Colony atSaveriyarpuram Village inThoothukudi Taluk ofThoothukudi District.

1.02

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13. Construction of RMS Wall for alength of 525m & Reformationfor a length of 300m ofexisting RMS Wall atLeepuram in AgastheeswaramTaluk of Kanyakumari District.

2.61

14. Construction of RMS Wall for alength of 205m & Reformationfor a length of 245m ofexisting RMS Wall atChinnamuttam inAgastheeswaram Taluk ofKanyakumari District.

1.34

15. Reformation of existing RMSWall for a length of 110m atVavathurai inAgastheeswaram Taluk ofKanyakumari District.

0.23

16. Reformation of RMS Wall for alength of 260m near west sideof Church at Poothurai inVilavancode Taluk ofKanyakumari District.

0.78

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17. Reformation of RMS Wall for alength of 270m atErayumanthurai West inVilavancode Taluk ofKanyakumari District.

0.73

18. Construction of RMS Wall for alength of 450m at the Gapbetween Poothurai andThoothur in Vilavancode Talukof Kanyakumari District.

1.88

19. Construction of RMS Wall for alength of 50m at Chinnathuraiin Vilavancode Taluk ofKanyakumari District.

0.16

20. Construction of RMS Wall for alength of 250m at Colachel inKalkulam Taluk ofKanyakumari District.

1.06

21. Construction of RMS Wall for alength of 250m atKadiapattinam in KalkulamTaluk of Kanyakumari District.

0.67

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22. Reformation of existing RMSWall for a length of 180m atMelamanakudy inAgastheeswaram Taluk ofKanyakumari District.

0.41

23. Construction of Groynes atUvari in Radhapuram Taluk ofTirunelveli District.

4.89

24. Reformation of existing RMSWall for a length of 570m atPuthenthurai inAgastheeswaram Taluk ofKanyakumari District.

1.24

25. Reformation of RMS Wall for alength of 420m at Kodimunaiin Kalkulam Taluk ofKanyakumari District.

1.17

26. Collecting field bed levelsalong the coast coveringrequired stretch and seawardcovering breaker zone andcollection of other details liketidal current, alongshorecurrent, etc., at Punnakayalvillage in Tiruchendur Taluk of

0.25

131

Thoothukudi District and atIdinthakarai and Uvari villagesin Radhapuram Taluk ofTirunelveli District.

Total 50.23

Phase II - 13 Works

During the year 2012-2013, the following13 Coastal Protection Works would be takenup at an estimated cost of Rs.51 crore.

Sl.No. Name of the Work

EstimateAmount(Rs.incrore)

1 Construction of series of 2Groynes (5 & 6) atMudaliyarchavadi in VanurTaluk of Villupuram District.

9.65

2 3 Groynes atBommaiyarpalayam in VanurTaluk of Villupuram District.

6.90

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3 5 Groynes at Sodhanaikuppamin Vanur Taluk of VillupuramDistrict.

4.72

4 Construction of RMS Wall for alength of 210m from Left bankof Pennaiyar mouth to SubaUppalavadi Village inCuddalore Taluk of CuddaloreDistrict.

0.84

5 Construction of RMS Wall for alength of 650m from Rightbank of Pennaiyar mouth toThazhanguda Village inCuddalore Taluk of CuddaloreDistrict.

2.54

6 Construction of RMS Wall atDevanampattinam (LS 1220m- LS 2140m) in CuddaloreTaluk of Cuddalore District.

3.90

7 Construction of RMS Wall atSeruthur village ofNagapattinam District to alength of 250m on river sideand 550m on seashore side upto +1.800m and +3.66mrespectively.

3.50

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8 Construction of Spurs atThirumullaivasal village inSirkali Taluk of NagapattinamDistrict to a length of 100m upto + 4.50m.

5.46

9 Construction of Training Wallat Punnakayal in TiruchendurTaluk of Thoothukudi District.

8.47

10 Construction of AdditionalGroyne at Idinthakarai inRadhapuram Taluk ofTirunelveli District.

0.30

11 Construction of RMS Wall(north side - 1300m) atPerumanal in RadhapuramTaluk of Tirunelveli District.

2.07

12 Reformation of RMS Wall for alength of 350m nearCollector's Bungalow andBeach Road in ThoothukudiDistrict.

0.67

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13 Reformation of existing RMSWall for a length of 1200m atKeezhamanakudy inAgastheeswaram Taluk ofKanyakumari District.

2.13

Total 51.15

9.2. Restoration of Traditional Water Bodies

The rainfall in Tamil Nadu is seasonal,temporal and varies over time and place.This results in frequent droughts andoccasional floods. Hence, it is highlyessential to store water for the droughtperiods, especially in rain fed tanks, as thewater resources in Tamil Nadu are mostlystored in traditional water bodies. Theseinclude Tanks and their appurtenantstructures and systems. Most of thetraditional water bodies are in urgent needof restoration and rehabilitation.

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The 13th Finance Commission constituted bythe Government of India has recommendeda Grant of Rs.200 crore for Restoration ofthe 674 Traditional Water Bodies over aperiod of 4 years from 2011-2012 underState Specific Needs Grant.

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Regionwise and Phasewise Abstract of Restoration of TraditionalWater Bodies for the period from 2011-2012 to 2014-2015

(Rs. in crore)

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Administrative sanction has been accordedfor an amount of Rs.200 crore forrestoration of 674 Traditional Water Bodiesin 21 districts. For the year 2011-2012,financial sanction was accorded forRs.50 crore for restoration of 163Traditional Water Bodies and the Works arein progress. During the year 2012-2013,restoration of 175 Traditional Water Bodiesat an estimate of Rs.50 crore will be takenup.

9.3. Water Sector Management

The 13th Finance Commission hasrecommended a Grant of Rs.192 crore forWater Sector Management over a period of4 years. Every year Rs.48 crore would beallotted for maintenance of major, medium& minor irrigation systems. Release of theGrant is incumbent upon setting up of aWater Regulatory Authority. The SWaRMA(State Water Resources ManagementAgency) formed under the IAMWARMProject would perform the functions of theWater Regulatory Authority.

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10. REPAIR, RENOVATION ANDRESTORATION (RRR) OF WATERBODIES IN 51 DROUGHT PRONEBLOCKS IN TAMIL NADU

Water bodies traditionally play an importantrole in irrigation, drinking water supply,hydropower, ecology, etc. However, someof these water bodies have waned due tolack of maintenance. Hence, there is anurgent need for repair and renovation ofsuch water bodies. The main objective ofthis Scheme is to restore and augment thestorage capacity of the water bodies, torecover and extend their lost irrigationpotential, thereby increasing the agriculturalproductivity by bridging the gap.Restoration of the rain fed tanks alsoassures drinking water supply throughground water recharge.

The Repair, Renovation and RestorationProject involves rehabilitation of the tankcomponents such as:

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Standardisation of Tank Bund tostandards

Desilting the Tank Bed to restore thestorage capacity

Reconstruction / Improvement to Sluicesand Surplus arrangements

Desilting and Strengthening of FeederChannel to ensure supply to Tanks

Accordingly, a Project Proposal has beenprepared at a cost of Rs.220 crore forrestoration of 338 rain-fed tanks in51 Drought Prone Blocks. After obtainingclearance from the State Technical AdvisoryCommittee, the proposal will be sent to theGovernment of India, Ministry of WaterResources, seeking funds under the Repair,Renovation and Restoration Project. Thefunding pattern between the Centre andState for this Project is in the ratio of90:10.

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11. ACCELERATED IRRIGATION BENEFITSPROGRAMME (AIBP)

The Accelerated Irrigation BenefitsProgramme (AIBP) was conceived in theyear 1996-1997 in order to expeditecompletion of selected on-going Major andMedium Irrigation Projects. The revisedAccelerated Irrigation Benefits Programmeguidelines issued in the year 2006 includethe Minor Irrigation Schemes (Benefitedayacut less than 2000 hectare) andExtension, Renovation and Modernisation(ERM) Schemes for funding under thisProgramme.

The funding pattern for the Centre State isas follows:-

Area CentralAssistance

StateShare

Blocks approvedunder Drought ProneArea Programme(DPAP)

90% 10%

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For other areas(Non- drought proneareas)

25% 75%

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11.1.New Schemes proposed under AIBP

A list of 105 Medium and Minor Irrigationand Extension, Renovation andModernisation (ERM) Schemes at anestimate of Rs.1927.03 crore in Droughtprone and other areas has been sent to theGovernment of India on 19.10.2011 seekingfunds under the Accelerated IrrigationBenefits Programme.

Under this Scheme, it is proposed to take upextension, renovation and modernisation ofRiver Systems, renovation andmodernisation of Anicuts / Tanks, formationof Reservoirs, construction of Anicuts /Check Dams, excavation of new SupplyChannels, etc., to assure benefits from theirrigation projects.

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12. IRRIGATION SCHEMES

12.1.During 2011-2012, the following IrrigationSchemes under Major, Medium and MinorIrrigation Systems are under various stagesof implementation with State GovernmentFunds of Rs.414.19 crore benefiting 176899hectare of ayacut.

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1. Rehabilitation ofContour Canalfrom LS 0.00 kmto LS 49.30 km inTiruppur andCoimbatoreDistricts.

184.50 171995 8

2. IrrigationFacilities to 58Villages inUsilampatti Talukof MaduraiDistrict.

74.60 925 96

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3. Formation of TankacrossMathalapallamRiver inPennagaramTaluk ofDharmapuriDistrict.

14.15 446 93

4. Formation ofEarth Dam andconstruction ofSpillway andRiver Sluicesacross MalattarRiver atBathallapallivillage inGudiyatham Talukof Vellore District.

29.55 1717 31

5. Providing a newTrash Rackarrangement atabout 130mUpstream of theTunnel Entry atThekkady HeadSluice in the

0.59 - 90

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Leading Channelof the PeriyarLake formaximum drawalof water from theMullai PeriyarDam to VaigaiDam.

6. Improvement toVeeranam Lakefor water supply -New VeeranamProject atVeeranam villagein ChidambaramTaluk ofCuddaloreDistrict.

106.35 1816 89

7. Construction ofBridge, RetainingWall and Roadwith B.T. surfacefrom KalimarBridge to SimonColony Bridge atColachel inKanyakumariDistrict.

2.94 - 10

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8. Drilling 150mmdia vertical holesover top ofPeriyar Dam andBaby Dam andtaking coresamples.

0.88 - 90

9. Pressure groutingof 150mm diaholes from top ofthe Main Dam andBaby Dam tofoundation below6m rock profile ofMullai PeriyarDam throughGallery andLedges.

0.50 - -

10. ConductingCylindrical JackTest at MullaiPeriyar Dam bythe NationalInstitute of RockMechanics,Bengaluru.

0.13 - -

Total 414.19 176899

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12.2.The following Irrigation Schemes underMedium and Minor Irrigation Systems withState Government Fund of Rs.500.55 crorebenefiting 1772 hectare of ayacut willcommence during 2012 – 2013.

Sl.No Name of the Work

ProjectCost

(Rs. incrore)

Ayacutbenefited

(inhectare)

1. Formation of a FloodCarrier Canal fromKanjampatti Odai inVilathikulam Taluk ofThoothukudi District tofeed Sayalkudi andother Tanks in Kamuthiand Kadaladi Taluks ofRamanathapuramDistrict.

18.00 1731

2. Augmenting WaterSupply toThiruthiyamalai Eri fromAyyar River atThiruthiyamalai Villagein Musiri Taluk of TrichyDistrict.

0.83 41

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3. Protecting thevulnerable portions withProtection Wall andConcrete Slab in LeftBank of Cauvery Riverfrom mile 119/0 to123/2 (Srirangam NattuVaikkal Head Sluice toAmma Mandapam) inSrirangam Taluk ofTrichy District.

1.60 -

4. Purchase of two newBoats to replace thetwo old boats for use ofthe Water ResourcesDepartment in MullaiPeriyar Dam.

0.90 -

5. Strengthening of WaterSupply Reservoirs ofChennai MetropolitanCity - Cholavaram,Redhills, Poondi andChembarambakkamTanks.

19.22 -

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6. Formation of a newReservoir nearKannankottai andThervaikandigai villagesin Gummidipoondi Talukof Tiruvallur District.

330.00 -

7. Creation of additionalwater storage capacityin four Tanks viz,Cholavaram, Porur,Nemam andAyanambakkam Tanksand restoration ofadditional storagespace inChembarampakamTank.

130.00 -

Total 500.55 1772

12.3.NABARD assisted Schemes

208 Schemes including Tanks at anestimate of Rs.845.25 crore were taken up

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under NABARD RIDF XI, XIII, XV, XVI andXVII. Out of this, 169 Schemes have beencompleted and 29 Schemes are in progress.The remaining 10 Schemes will commenceearly.

i. The following 29 Schemes at anestimate of Rs.320.63 crore are inprogress, benefiting an ayacut of161597.52 hectare.

S.No

Name of theScheme

Cost(Rs.in

crore)

Ayacut(in

hectare)

WorksCompleted

(in %)

RIDF - XIII1 Flood Protection

Works to Cauveryand Coleroon RiverBanks in Karur,Trichy andPerambalur Districts(4 Works).

58.49 - Out of 23Works,

19 Workshave beencompleted

and4 Works arein progress

RIDF – XV

2 Excavation of aSupply Channel fromJerthalav Channel at

6.29 330 69

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LS 5690m to feedTotlampatti Tank,Papparapatti Tankand 15 other Tanks inPalacode andPennagaram Taluksof DharmapuriDistrict.

3 Rehabilitation ofArakkankottai andThadapalli Channelsin Gobi Taluk ofErode District.

17.45 9917 72

4 Rehabilitation ofThovalai Channel andRadhapuram Channelincluding Tanks inKanyakumari District.

22.50 12087 40

5 Increasing thecarrying capacity ofPalayamparavooChannel andP.T. Rajan Channel inCumbum valley ofTheni District.

10.08 3070 64

6 Construction of a BedDam across VaigaiRiver near

14.20 4007 89

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Manthivalasai to feedKalari Channel andRMC feeding Tanks inRamanathapuramDistrict.

7 Modernisation ofRamanathapuram BigTank inRamanathapuramDistrict.

9.73 1604 92

8 Flood ProtectionWorks forKudamurutty River inTrichy District.

40.62 - 55

9 Formation of BT Roadon Left Bank ofUyyakondan Channelin Trichy District.

2.00 - 95

10 Formation of BT Roadon Right Bank ofKudamurutty Riverfrom Puthur Weir inTrichy District.

1.60 - 40

RIDF - XVI11 Rehabilitation of

Nilayur Channel toincrease the carrying

23.50 4023 34

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capacity to feed theExtension Channel inMadurai District.

12 Construction of anAnicut across VellarRiver in Thandalaivillage to feedMumbalai andVadakkuManamelkudi Tanksin Manamelkudi Talukof Pudukottai District.

2.50 154 80

13 Improvements toPanangudi andKuyavan Channels offtaking from MalattarRiver in Lalgudi Talukof Trichy District.

3.00 448 65

14 Reconstruction ofNeenjalmadavuAnicut nearChengalpattu Talukof KancheepuramDistrict.

9.00 2105 60

15 Formation of a Tankacross theNallathangal Odainear Kothayamvillage inOddanchatram Talukof Dindigul District.

6.97 327 80

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16 Rehabilitation ofSouth Main Channeland its System Tanksof SrivaikuntamAnicut inThoothukudi District.

10.00 5164 60

RIDF – XVII17 Construction of a

Check Dam acrossCauvery River nearMutharasanallur,Kambarasampettai,in Srirangam Taluk ofTrichy District.

32.00 - Commencedin 03/12

18 Extension andRehabilitation ofVirudhachalam Anicutacross ManimukthaRiver inVirudhachalam Talukof Cuddalore District.

13.00 25300 Commencedin 03/12

19 Modernisation of 10thBranch Canal andConstruction of aBye - pass Channel tofeed ChunnamburDistributary andModernisation ofconnected 12 Tanksin Madurai District.

10.00 5013.51 Commencedin 03/12

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20 Flood ProtectionWorks to KondamvariOdai andRehabilitation ofdilapilated Anicutsand damagedTanks and Weirs inMadurai District.

10.00 1923.33 Commencedin 03/12

21 Special repairs tocorroded shutterarrangements in thePeranai Regulatorand Renewal andReplacement ofVertical GearShutters in PeriyarMain Canal HeadSluice in NilakottaiTaluk of DindigulDistrict.

3.00 - Commencedin 03/12

22 Construction of a BedDam across PeriyaOdai in CuddaloreDistrict.

5.50 1700 Commencedin 03/12

23 PermanentRestoration ofbreached Thali BigTank in KrishnagiriDistrict.

2.30 44.13 Commencedin 03/12

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24 Providing ScrewGearing Shutters toall Sluices in theLower BhavaniProject Main Canalfrom mile 0/0 to mile124-2-560 includingBranch Canal andDistributaries inErode and KarurDistricts.

3.00 83771.75 10

25 Rehabilitation andimprovement to 16Anicuts in KallarRiver of Vaniar MinorBasin in DharmapuriDistrict.

2.15 525.00 Commencedin 03/12

26 Excavation of SupplyChannel fromViruppampatti Tankto Balethottam Tankand four other Tanksand one Pond inPochampalli Taluk ofKrishnagiri District.

1.75 83.80 Commencedin 03/12

Total 320.63 161597.52

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ii. During 2012-2013, the following10 Schemes at an estimate ofRs.62.41 crore benefiting an ayacut of10412 hectare will commence.

Sl.No. Name of the Scheme

Cost(Rs. incrore)

Ayacut(in

hectare)RIDF - XV

1. Construction of a HighLevel Bridge at VayalurRoad Crossing acrossKudamurutty River inTrichy District.

2.80 -

RIDF - XVI2. Formation of a new Tank

across Kallar Odai nearViswakudi inThondamanthurai villagein Veppanthattai Taluk ofPerambalur District.

19.00 348

3. Construction of AnicutacrossKamandalanaganathiRiver near Sevur villageto feed Irumbedu andPaiyur Tanks in ArniTaluk of ThiruvannamalaiDistrict.

2.00 351

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4. Excavation of a newSupply Canal fromBaleguli Tank to feed 28Tanks in PochampalliTaluk of KrishnagiriDistrict.

6.50 346

RIDF - XVII5. Modernisation of

Melmangalam SupplyChannel in Melmangalamvillage in PeriyakulamTaluk of Theni District.

4.00 176.80

6. Modernisation of RightMain Canal in ManjalarDam in Devadanapattivillage in PeriyakulamTaluk of Theni District.

2.76 758.29

7. Modernisation ofJeyamangalam SupplyChannel atJeyamangalam village inPeriyakulam Taluk ofTheni District.

3.75 375.91

8. Rehabilitation of 16 OldAnicuts in AmaravathyRiver System in Karurand Tiruppur Districts.

18.00 6154.65

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9. Reconstruction ofSyphon Aqueduct inMordhana Right MainCanal across Palar nearChithatur village inVellore District.

1.40 1378

10. Rehabilitation ofSempoondi Anicut atKiliyanagar village inMaduranthakam Taluk ofKancheepuram District.

2.20 523.36

Total 62.41 10412

13. NATIONAL AGRICULTUREDEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME (NADP)

The Government of India sponsoredNational Agriculture DevelopmentProgramme (NADP) aims at achieving 4%annual growth in Agriculture Sector duringthe XI Five Year Plan by ensuring holisticdevelopment of Agriculture and alliedsectors. Under this Scheme, rehabilitationand modernisation of the irrigationstructures are being undertaken to improveirrigation infrastructure.

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For the year 2011-2012, the Governmenthave accorded sanction for 6 Works forRs.3.45 crore. Out of this 3 Works havebeen completed and 2 Works are inprogress. 1 Work will commence shortly.

YEAR 2011-2012

Sl.No

Name of theScheme

EstimateAmount(Rs. incrore)

Stage ofthe Work

1 Rehabiltation ofKeelapudaiyan Eri ofSennampatti villagein Thanjavur Talukof Thanjavur District.

0.15

Workcompleted.

2 Rehabiltation ofPalaya Eri inPalayapatti villagein Thanjavur Talukof ThanjavurDistrict.

0.15

Workcompleted.

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3 Construction ofGrade Wall tomaintain thetheoretical bed levelacross PaminiyarRiver at mile 79/27in AgraharamKiluvathur village inMannargudi Taluk ofThiruvarur District.

0.30 Work is inprogress

4 Construction ofGrade Wall tomaintain thetheoretical bed levelacross PaminiyarRiver at mile 78/06in Orathur village inMannargudi Taluk ofThiruvarur District.

0.45 Work is inprogress

5 Rehabilitation ofNellithurai Anicut inCoonoor RiverSystem inMettupalayam Talukof CoimbatoreDistrict.

0.40 Workcompleted.

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6 Rehabilitation ofexisting Bye-PassChannels and SupplyChannels taking offfrom 6th Distributaryof 12th Branch Canalof Periyar Main Canalin Melur Taluk ofMadurai District.

2.00 Work willcommence

shortly

TOTAL 3.45

14. PART – II SCHEMES (2011-2012)

The Government have accorded sanction forRs.684.32 lakh for the following 40 Worksunder the Part – II Schemes for the year2011 – 2012:

i. Construction of a Bridge across theLower Bhavani Project Main Canal inErode District at estimate ofRs.60 lakh.

ii. Construction of 10 Numbers of SubDivision and Section Office Buildingsat an estimate of Rs.110.07 lakh.

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iii. Improvement to 5 Numbers ofInspection Bungalows at an estimateof Rs.103 lakh.

iv. Construction of 12 Numbers ofQuarters for SuperintendingEngineers, Assistant ExecutiveEngineers, Assistant Engineers /Junior Engineers and IrrigationAssistants at an estimate ofRs.175 lakh.

v. Conversion of Roof into RCC for11 Numbers of Assistant Engineer /Junior Engineer Quarters,Sub Division Office and Head MazdoorQuarters at an estimate ofRs.160 lakh.

vi. Purchase of 14 Numbers of BoleroJeeps for Departmental use at anestimate of Rs.76.25 lakh.

27 Works have been completed and13 Works are in progress.

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15. FLOOD MITIGATION SCHEMES

Tamil Nadu generally receives copious rainsduring the North East monsoon. The heavydownpour in a short duration results insevere flood causing great risk of damageto life and property of the people and to theState’s assets like irrigation infrastructure,roads, etc. Every year, certain areas,especially, the Coastal Districts are veryvulnerable to floods. Flood MitigationSchemes have been identified and areunder implementation with the assistance ofthe Government of India, NABARD andJNNURM.

15.1.Flood Management Programme(FMP)

The Flood Management Programme underthe National Perspective Plan, aCentre - State shared Scheme in the ratio of75:25, is under implementation inTamil Nadu.

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Out of the 7 Schemes for a value ofRs.657.16 crore, the Government of Indiahave cleared 5 Schemes at a cost ofRs.635.54 crore for which the Governmenthave accorded administrative sanction. TheSchemes involve Flood Protection Works tothe Araniar, Kosasthalaiyar, Vellar,Pennaiyar, Gadilam, Malattar, Uppanar,Paravanar and Kollidam Rivers to safeguardTiruvallur, Villupuram, Cuddalore, Thanjavurand Nagapattinam Districts. Out of the5 Works, 4 Works have been completed andthe remaining 1 Work is in progress.

Works Completed

Sl.No Name of the Scheme

EstimateAmount(Rs. incrore)

1. Flood Protection Works toAraniar River at upstream anddownstream of A.N.KuppamAnicut and downstream ofLakshmipuram Anicut toPulicat Creek in TiruvallurDistrict.

12.41

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2. Flood Protection Works toVellar Basin in Cuddalore andVillupuram Districts.

164.32

3. Flood Protection Works toPanruti and Cuddalore Townsfrom Pennaiyar, Gadilam,Uppanar, Paravanar andSouth Malattar Rivers inCuddalore District.

68.41

4. Flood Protection Works toKosasthalaiyar River fromNapalayam to sea mouth inTiruvallur District.

14.50

Total259.64

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Work in Progress

Sl.No

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EstimateAmount(Rs. incrore)

Stage ofthe Work

1. Flood ProtectionWorks inKollidam River inThanjavur,Nagapattinam andCuddaloreDistricts.

375.90 Out of 21Packages,

Works in 19Packageshave beencompletedand Works

in 2Packages

are inProgress

TOTAL 375.90

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15.2.Jawaharlal Nehru National UrbanRenewal Mission (JNNURM)

A Comprehensive Master Plan forimprovement to micro drainages such as,Storm Water Drains and macro drainageslike Buckingham Canal, Otteri Nullah,Virugambakkam – Arumbakkam Drain,Cooum and Adyar Rivers is underimplementation. This is a Centre - Stateshared Scheme for a period of 3 years.

The total estimate of this Scheme isRs.1447.91 crore. Out of this, the amountpertaining to the Water ResourcesDepartment for improvements to macrodrainages is Rs.633.03 crore and thebalance amount of Rs.814.88 crore restswith the Corporation of Chennai forimprovements to micro drainages.

Out of Rs.633.03 crore, 35% of the amountwill be in the form of Grant from the CentralGovernment and 15% of the amount will bethe State Government’s share. The

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remaining 50% share of the Urban LocalBodies will also be borne by the StateGovernment. The stages of the Works areas follows:

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I Improvements toKodungaiyur Drain,Otteri Nullah andKolathur-MadhavaramDiversion Channel.

4 63.05 41% Workcompleted

II Improvements toArumbakkam-Virugambakkam Drain& Construction of aDiversion Channelfrom Maduravoyal toCooum River.

3 83.89 10% Workcompleted

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III Improvements to theNorth BuckinghamCanal.

1 110.05 72% Workcompleted

V Improvements to theSouth BuckinghamCanal from the AdayarSouth Lock to theOkkiyam Maduvu(from LS 0 m to LS10500 m) - ReachesI & II.

2 46.86 44% Workcompleted

VI Improvements to theSouth BuckinghamCanal from OkkiyamMaduvu to theMuttukkadu backwater(from LS 10500 m toLS 23500m) - ReachIII.

1 78.14 60% Workcompleted

VII Improvements to theVeerangal Odai andShortcut DiversionDrainage Channel forVelachery Tank.

2 82.05 52% Workcompleted

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VIII Improvements to theAmbattur Tank.

1 19.63 11% Workcompleted

Total 14 483.67

Packages to be taken up

Package Name of theWork

Numberof Works

EstimateAmount(Rs. incrore)

IV Improvements tothe CentralBuckinghamCanal (from LS10500m to LS23500m) - ReachIII.

1 68.62

IX Improvements toPorur TankSurplusDrainage.

1 26.96

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X Formation of aShortcutDiversionDrainageChannel from theBuckinghamCanal near theOkkiam Maduvuto the sea.

1 53.76

Total 3 149.34

15.2.1.Jawaharlal Nehru National UrbanRenewal Mission - II (JNNURM - II)

Rehabilitation of Redhills Tank SurplusCourse

The Redhills Tank, one of the major watersupply tanks to the Chennai City, is situatedin the extended limit of the ChennaiCorporation. This Tank receives KrishnaWater from the Poondi Reservoir through aFeeder Canal and Cholavaram Tank throughLower Supply Channel and from its

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catchment area. The Redhills Tank SurplusCourse has a total length of 8.30 km adischarge capacity of 7500 cusecs fromLS 0m to LS 4300m and 12500 cusecs fromLS 4300m to LS 8300m. Beyond LS 8300m,the surplus course joins the Creek andconfluences with the Bay of Bengal.

The Surplus Course is in urgent need ofrestoration works. During the flood season,the problems get aggravated causinginundation in the residential areas in thevicinity. To overcome this, the followingWorks are proposed to be taken up onpriority basis, seeking funds underJNNURM - II.

Sl.No. Name of the Work

EstimateAmount(Rs. incrore)

1 Rehabilitation of RedhillsTank Surplus Courseincluding 4 Nos. of highlevel bridges.

60.00

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2 Rehabilitation of LowerSupply Channelincluding 3 Nos. of highlevel bridges.

40.00

3 Rehabilitation ofKorattur Tank SurplusCourse including cut andcover for 1000m and 3Nos. of high levelbridges.

45.00

TOTAL 145.00

16. ARTIFICIAL RECHARGE SCHEME

This Scheme aims to replenish the groundwater potential of the State by effectivelyutilising the surplus water from rivers,streams, ponds, etc., through constructionof Artificial Recharge Structures. This willalso prevent sea water intrusion andmitigate flooding at water logged areas.

A Master Plan for Artificial Recharge Schemeat an estimate of Rs.550 crore is beingimplemented by the Water Resources

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Department, Tamil Nadu Water Supply andDrainage Board, Agricultural EngineeringDepartment and Forest Department. Underthis Scheme, Works such as construction ofCheck Dams, Percolation Ponds andRecharge Shafts are taken up. The Schemeis programmed to be completed by 2012-2013. So far, 523 Works have beensanctioned to the Water ResourcesDepartment at an estimate ofRs.265.11 crore. Out of this, 296 Works ata cost of Rs.109.75 crore have beencompleted and 8 Works have been droppeddue to unfavourable site conditions.72 Works at a cost of Rs.76.61 crore are inprogress. Further, 147 Works at a cost ofRs.78.07 crore would be taken up early.

17. STRENGTHENING OF INSTITUTE OFHYDRAULICS AND HYDROLOGY(IHH), POONDI

The Institute of Hydraulics and Hydrology,Poondi, was established as an IrrigationResearch Station in 1944 at Poondi, a small

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village in Tiruvallur District, 60 km fromChennai, adjoining the Poondi Reservoir.During 1973, the name of the Institute waschanged from Irrigation Research Station toInstitute of Hydraulics and Hydrology.

This Institute, headed by a Director, iscarrying out both applied and basicresearches. There are two Divisions headedby Deputy Directors, namely, HydraulicsDivision at Poondi and Water ShedManagement Board Division at Pollachi. TheHydraulics Division conducts ModelStudies. The Water Shed ManagementBoard Division carries out SedimentationSurvey Works including Water ShedManagement Studies in Reservoirs andmajor Tanks in Tamil Nadu.

Hydraulics Division, Poondi

This Division is carrying out

i. Research Studiesii. Model Studies

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iii. Coastal Protection Studies andiv. Study of Hydraulics and

Hydrology problems

Water Shed Management BoardDivision, Pollachi

The Water Shed Management BoardDivision, with its headquarters at Pollachi, isengaged in undertaking Sedimentation andWater Shed Management Studies inselected Reservoirs / Tanks in Tamil Nadufor arriving at up-to-date reduction incapacity, assess the useful life of Reservoirsand to suggest remedial Water ShedManagement measures to be undertaken inorder to arrest the sediment entry into theReservoirs from the Water Shed.

Infrastructure Facilities

i. Right Flank Laboratory (area4.2 hectare)

ii. Left Flank Laboratory (area 9.8hectare)

iii. Research Library

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iv. Reprographic Sectionv. Full-fledged Workshopsvi. Exhibit Sectionvii. Glass Flumes for Flow studiesviii. Weather Stationix. Power Generatorsx. Collection Wellxi. Conference Hallxii. Coastal Model Trays equipped with

Wave Paddle Generatorsxiii. Three Hangars (50m X 20m size)xiv. Inspection Bungalow

The Institute of Hydraulics and Hydrology,Poondi, is carrying out Research Studies ofIrrigation Projects in the State andInter-State Projects. All the hydraulicfunctions of the Projects are finalised andthe structures involved as per hydraulicdetails are recommended forimplementation in the field by this Institute.Necessary infrastructure developmentworks will be taken up to strengthen theInstitute on a par with National ResearchLaboratory.

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18. IRRIGATION MANAGEMENTTRAINING INSTITUTE (IMTI), TRICHY

The Irrigation Management TrainingInstitute functioning at Trichy wasestablished in the year 1984 to strengtheninstitutional capabilities of Water Resourcesand other related Organisations byimparting training to all those involved inirrigated agriculture including farmers,exposing them to modern techniques inirrigation management and also to conductAction Research on Irrigation Systems.Regular training programmes are conductedon various aspects of irrigationmanagement including ParticipatoryIrrigation Management (PIM), Application ofComputer Software in IrrigationManagement like Geographical InformationSystem (GIS), Remote Sensing and AutoCAD and Human Resources Development inParticipatory Irrigation Management.

Major subjects of training in irrigationmanagement include modern irrigation

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methods, irrigation scheduling and on-farmwater budgeting, flow measurement,operation & maintenance of irrigationsystems, flood and drought management,crop water requirement and operation plan,efficient agricultural practices like System ofRice Intensification (SRI), Precision Farmingand Organic Farming and also IntegratedWater Resources Planning andManagement.

Officers and Farmers are also taken onshort study tours to major States of Indialike Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra,Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh,West Bengal and Odisha to familiarise themwith the Water Management Practices andParticipatory Irrigation ManagementSystems followed in these States.

Training Programmes are undertaken on thespecific request from Organisations likeWater Resources, Agriculture, AgriculturalEngineering and Horticulture Departments.Irrigation Management Training

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Programmes are also undertaken toOrganisations like District RuralDevelopment Agency, District WatershedDevelopment Agency and State PlanningCommission on specialised topics.Induction training is also organised for thenewly recruited Assistant Engineers of theWater Resources Department.

Special Training Programmes under theWorld Bank assisted Irrigated AgricultureModernisation and Water Bodies Restorationand Management (IAMWARM) Project arealso conducted by the Institute. Specialtraining is given to the newly electedPresidents of the Water Users’ Associationson the provisions of the Tamil NaduFarmers’ Management of Irrigation SystemsAct.

With the Budget provision ofRs.4,99,45,000/-, 120 Training Programmesunder 50 Course Titles have been conductedduring the year 2011-2012 to Engineers,Officials, Field Staff and Farmers. For the

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year 2012-2013, it is proposed to conduct150 Training Programmes that would coverabout 2400 Officials of various departmentsand 800 Farmers.

19. STATE GROUND & SURFACE WATERRESOURCES DATA CENTRE

19.1. In the State of Tamil Nadu, about 73% ofthe area is covered by hard rocks and 27%by sedimentary rocks along the coast.Hence, the ground water potential islimited. Over extraction of groundwaterleads to decline in ground water level anddeterioration of ground water quality,resulting in reduction of yield in wells andalso sea water intrusion in coastal areas.

In order to improve the ground water leveland quality, the State Ground and SurfaceWater Resources Data Centre (SG&SWRDC)is assessing the ground water potentialperiodically based on the systematic andscientific investigation, adopting the Groundwater Resources Estimation Committee

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methodologies in co-ordination with theCentral Ground Water Board, Ministry ofWater Resources, Government of India.

19.2.Ground water Resources Assessmenton Micro level basis by bifurcating theBlocks into smaller units on the basis ofRevenue Firka villages of Tamil Nadu ason 31.03.2011

The ground water resources of the Statewere estimated on Block-wise basis so farand based on that, all the Blocks werecategorised as over exploited, critical, semicritical and safe Blocks with regard toground water potential and extraction. Inorder to locate the potential pockets withinthe Block, it was decided to do anassessment on micro watershed basis.Since the ground water movement is notbound by watershed boundary on surfaceand also for effective implementation by theDistrict administration, it has now beendecided to take up the next assessment ason 31.03.2011 by bifurcating the Blocks into

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smaller units, on the basis of Revenue Firkavillages. The present 386 Blocks aresegmented and have to be re-assessed as1150 Assessment Units, instead of theexisting 386 Assessment Units as Blocks,by incorporating 1552 micro water shedsdata, hydrological data and by consideringthe Geology of the individual units. This willlocate the exact place where ground waterneeds attention and the other areas will beallowed for ground water development onregulation.

20. INSTITUTE FOR WATER STUDIES(IWS)

20.1.Micro Level Studies

The Institute for Water Studies has groupedthe 34 rivers in Tamil Nadu into 17 MajorRiver Basins. So far, Micro Level Studieshave been completed for 16 River Basins,except Cauvery River Basin. To update theabove reports with present data,

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Re-appraisal Studies have been initiated.The Re-appraisal Studies for Vaigai Basin(Micro level), Kodaiyar Basin and VaipparBasin have been completed.

20.2.Tamil Nadu State Water Policy –2012

The Tamil Nadu State Water Policy wasformulated in the year 1994 based on theNational Water Policy 1987. The NationalWater Policy has been updated and adoptedby the National Water Resources Council inApril 2002. The Tamil Nadu State WaterPolicy - 2012 is being prepared.

20.3.Remote Sensing and Geo InformationSystem Activities

Remote Sensing Unit was established duringPhase I of the United Nations DevelopmentProgramme of Ground Water Project in1968 under a Chief Engineer (GroundWater) of the Public Works Department and

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the same was attached to the Institute forWater Studies on 27.02.1997.

The Government have declared the TamilNadu Remote Sensing Unit of the Institutefor Water Studies as Tamil Nadu StateCentre for Remote Sensing Application inthe year 2002 – 2003. This Centre hasvoluminous Remote Sensing Data like aerialphotographs on different scales (1:50000,1:25000, 1:20000 & 1:10000), latest IndianRemote Sensing Satellite Data for differentperiods for entire Tamil Nadu in digital andhard copy and other thematic maps.

20.4.Work in Progress

Unique Codification of WRD WaterBodies: For Unique Codification of theWater Bodies of the Water ResourcesDepartment in Tamil Nadu, the region-wise details of the water bodies havebeen collected and the Digitisation Worksare in progress. The Digitisation and

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Database Creation have been completedfor Coimbatore Region which is underverification. Digitisation of Water Bodiesin Madurai Region has also beencompleted and attribution of thedatabase is in progress. For Trichy andChennai Regions, digitisation Works arein progress.

Basin and Sub-basin Boundaries: Forsustainable water resourcesmanagement in Block / Taluk level,analysis with large scale thematic mapsis essential. Hence, the demarcation ofBasin and Sub-basin boundaries on1:50000 scale for the 17 River Basinsand 127 Sub-basins of Tamil Nadu is inprogress.

A study on “Evaluation of ground waterpotential zones using high resolutionCartosat data in Nandhiyar Sub-basin ofChennai Basin” is in progress.

For developing digital data base onWater Resources assets in Tamil Nadu,

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database has been collected for the86 Major and Medium Projects in TamilNadu and sent to the Central WaterCommission, New Delhi, to update in theWater Resources Information System(WRIS).

Fault / Lineament Zone have beendemarcated in the Mullai PeriyarReservoir location and water spread areahas been arrived for different periodsusing Remote Sensing andGeo Information System Technology.

A proposal on “Detection of land usechanges by comparing the ayacut areaposition in 2004 or latest with referenceto 1980 aerial photographs and usingsatellite data” has been prepared.

20.5.Water Resources Research Fund andResearch Studies (WRRF)

Under Water Resources ConsolidationProject, utilising Water ResourcesResearch Fund, 38 Research Studieswere done through various Institutions

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and Universities in the field of Irrigation,Water Management, Environment,Pollution Control, Ground Water, etc. andthe results of the Studies are utilised forpreparing the irrigation schemes.

At present, the following two ResearchStudies have been taken up underWRRF.

i. Estimation of transmission loss inSathanur System (Estimate -Rs.6.70 lakh) through AnnaUniversity.

ii. Flood as hazard, disaster prone,vulnerability in North Chennai(Estimate - Rs.4.50 lakh) throughUniversity of Madras.

21. DIRECTORATE OF BOILERS

The Directorate of Boilers plays a crucialrole in the phenomenal development ofBoilers and Boiler Ancillary Industries in theState of Tamil Nadu, which is a pioneer inthe field of Boiler Manufacturing, Foundries,

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Forge Shops, Tubes and PipesManufacturing Units, etc. The Directorate ofBoilers is the enforcing authority of theBoilers Act, 1923, a Central Actadministered by the State for safe operationof the Boilers to ensure safety of public lifeand property.

The Directorate of Boilers is in charge ofimplementing the provisions of the TamilNadu Boiler Attendant’s Rules, 1964 and theTamil Nadu Boiler Operation Engineer’sRules, 1965 to ensure that the Boilers usedin the User Industries are operated byCertified Boiler Attendants or BoilerOperation Engineers. The Directorate ofBoilers conducts Tamil Nadu BoilerAttendants Examination for I-Class, II-Classand III-Class Certificate of Competency andthe Tamil Nadu Boiler Operation Engineer’sExamination Certificate of Proficiency.

The Directorate of Boilers conducts tests tohigh pressure welders employed in theBoiler Manufacturing Units and Boiler

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Ancillary Units, Boiler Erectors andRepairing Organisations and issuesCompetency Certificates to the successfulcandidates.

The Directorate of Boilers is responsible fordetecting and curbing the operation of theunregistered and uncertified Boilers.

The Directorate of Boilers ensures that theBoilers and Boiler Components, Piping andits Fittings, viz., Valves, Tees Reducers,Elbows, etc., are designed andmanufactured as per the provisions of theIndian Boiler Regulations, 1950 byapproving the design for the variouscomponents and by carrying out inspectionat various stages of manufacturing, fromapproving the basic raw materials to testingand certifying the final product for quality.

In a nutshell, the Directorate of Boilers as acustodian of the Boilers Act 1923, a CentralAct implemented by the State, is

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responsible for the entire activity in Boilersand its connected pipeline and equipments,right from manufacturing to end use and toensure safety of the public life and property.By its efficient functioning, the Directorateof Boilers plays a pivotal role in industrialgrowth in Boilers and Boiler related field ofthe State.

K.V.RAMALINGAMMINISTER FOR PUBLIC WORKS