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21. A scheme for constructing a dam across<br />

Kanjampatti Odai in Kadaladi Taluk of Ramanathapuram<br />

district and forming a 20 Km long feeder channel for 43 tanks<br />

including Sayalkudi Tank will be taken up under Accelerated<br />

Irrigation Benefits Programme (AIBP) at a cost of<br />

Rs.18 crores. This will benefit an extent of 4,200 acres.<br />

22. The Contour Canal, which carries water from the<br />

Parambikulam Dam to Thirumurthi Dam, serves as the lifeline of<br />

the Parambikulam-Aliyar Project. This canal, constructed<br />

45 years ago, provides irrigation to an extent of 3,77,000 acres<br />

consisting of 2,97,000 acres in Tiruppur district and 80,000 acres<br />

in Coimbatore district. Considering the facts that the carrying<br />

capacity of this old canal has been coming down and that<br />

frequent breaches have been affecting water distribution and<br />

power generation, the farmers of the Coimbatore and Tiruppur<br />

districts have been consistently requesting for the complete<br />

rehabilitation of this canal. Accepting their fair request, I am<br />

happy to announce that the Government has decided to<br />

implement a major scheme to completely rehabilitate the<br />

Contour Canal at a cost of Rs.127.5 crores. This scheme will<br />

be implemented expeditiously after securing all necessary<br />

clearances. About two lakh farmers belonging to Coimbatore<br />

and Tiruppur districts will benefit very much from this<br />

scheme.<br />

23. The Hon’ble Supreme Court, in its judgment<br />

delivered on 27.2.2006, had held that the Mullai Periyar Dam is<br />

safe for raising the water level from 136 feet to 142 feet. With a<br />

view to preventing the implementation of this judgement, the

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