Athikadavu-Avinashi project

Athikadavu-Avinashi project

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister laid the foundation stone for the Athikadavu-Avinashi drinking water supply-cum-irrigation scheme at Nathampalayam in Tiruppur on 28 February.
This project was first proposed around 62 years before.

The project aims to divert the surplus water of Bhavani river to the lakes, ponds and other water bodies in the drought-prone regions of Coimbatore, Tiruppur and Erode districts as a boost to their ground water tables.
Around 1.5 tmc of surplus water will be pumped from the Kalingarayan anicut near Bhavani and the project cost will be 1800 crores.