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Plan to raise Poondi storage pending for 4 years
The New Indian Express Vellore
|August 03, 2025
WRD planned to increase Full Reservoir Level from 35 to 37 feet; ₹550cr DPR prepared last year, but no decision yet
THE Water Resources Department's (WRD) proposal to raise the water storage capacity of Sathyamoorthy Sagar reservoir, also known as the Poondi reservoir, has been pending for the past four years despite preparing a Detailed Project Report (DPR).
The department had planned to increase the Full Reservoir Level (FRL) by two feet — from the present 35 feet to 37 feet. This move, which would help increase the reservoir's storage from 3.231 tmcft to 3.971 tmcft, adding an extra 0.74 tmcft of water continues to remain on paper till now.
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