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- The Thanjavur district administration has started a Water Budget and Management exercise to prepare for possible water shortages linked to climate change and reduced flow in the Cauvery and Kollidam rivers.
- Kuruvai paddy cultivation in the Cauvery delta has depleted groundwater, affecting drinking water supply in parts of the district, where complaints of shortages have been raised.
- Officials from the Water Resources, Agriculture and Agriculture Engineering departments have been asked to prepare plans for Thanjavur, Budalur and Thiruvaiyaru taluks by the first week of August, before the exercise extends to other taluks.
- The plans include desilting and reviving tanks and channels, restoring rainwater harvesting systems, converting abandoned borewells into harvesting facilities, and building check dams, with the Collector saying the public would be involved, especially in coastal and rain-fed areas.
What to watch next
- Submission of water budget plans for Thanjavur, Budalur and Thiruvaiyaru taluks by the first week of August
- Extension of the exercise to other taluks in the district
- Public participation in rainwater harvesting in coastal and rain-fed areas
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