Coimbatore: Chief minister M K Stalin asks Kerala to maintain Siruvani Dam water level

COIMBATORE: Chief minister M K Stalin on Sunday wrote to his Kerala counterpart to ensure full reservoir level storage of 878.50m in Siruvani dam and to share 1.30 TMC of water, as Coimbatore city, the beneficiary of the water scheme, is facing drinking water shortage. This is the second time Stalin has written to Pinarayi Vijayan on the matter.
A letter sent on February 1 evoked no response from the Kerala irrigation department, which continues to supply less quantity of water.
Earlier, a meeting held by the Tamil Nadu water supply and drainage board with the Kerala irrigation department did not yield results.
Municipal administration minister K N Nehru, who inspected projects in the city in the second week of May, stated that a high-level team will be sent to Kerala to hold talks on the Siruvani issue, but it did not happen.
On his next visit to the city on Wednesday, Nehru blamed Kerala for the water crisis.