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STALIN TO INAUGURATE TAMIRABHARANI–KARUMENIYAR–NAMBIYAR RIVER LINKING SCHEME
- Implemented at a cost of ₹900 crore benefiting over 15,000 acres of lands in rainshadow regions in Nanguneri, Thisaiyanvilai and Sattankulam areas in Tamil Nadu.
- It involves constructing a 73-km-long flood carrier channel.
- The river linking project connects Tamirabharani, Karumeniyar, and Nambiyar rivers.
- The Thamiraparani is the only perennial (continuous flow of water) river in Tamil Nadu.
- The goal is to redirect surplus water from the Tamirabharani to arid regions in Tirunelveli and Thoothukudi districts.
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