Tamilnadu government plans to develop a new reservoir in Thervoy Kandigai

Tamil nadu government plans to develop a new reservoir in Thervoy Kandigai in neighbouring Tiruvallur district. The project is estimated to cost Rs 330 crore and will be the fifth reservoir after Red Hills, Poondi, Chembarambakkam and Cholavaram.

The proposed reservoir will link the existing water bodies in Thervoy Kandigai and Kannankottai villages, about five km from Palavakkam and 14 km from Uthukottai in Andhra-Tamil Nadu border. 'The plan is to store 1 tmcft (1,000 million cubic ft) diverted from Kandaleru-Poondi canal near the state border through a special diversion channel.