Work on Hogenakkal to start in March

Tamil Nadu government has said that work on controversial Hogenakkal drinking water project will start in March 2010. Efforts will be taken to complete the project ahead of schedule, which is December 2012, said deputy chief minister M K Stalin.

Replying to a debate on the motion to thank the Governor for his assembly address, he said a combined drinking water scheme will be implemented in Vellore at a cost of Rs 1,800 crore. The proposed scheme will have Cauvery as its water source. The scheme would benefit six corporations, five town panchayats and 64 villages in Vellore district. “We are looking for funds to expedite the project,” he added.