Barapole and Laxmana Theertha should be linked says Machaiah
By Machu | February 23, 2007
MADIKERI: MLC C S Arun Machaiah urged the State Government to link Barapole river to Laxmana Theertha in South Kodagu to solve water scarcity in Kodagu.
Addressing the media in Gonikoppa he said, at present 250 to 300 tmc of water from Barapole is going waste into the sea. The river should be merged with Lakshmana Theertha at RJ Gundi, he added.
He opposed construction of a dam at Baraploe and said that digging a 5-6 kilometer canal would help people of South Kodagu, he said.
He also said that linking of the two rivers will enrich the inflow of Cauvery. He said river Cauvery originates in Kodagu but the river is of no use to the district.
Arun Machaiah recalled that Kodagu had 32 big ponds but over the years they have vanished due to human intervention. Virajpet taluk panchayath ex-president VA Venkatesh, Babu Monnappa, Pramod Ganapathy, Sreeedhar and others were present.
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March 17th, 2009 at 1:52 am
Excellent idea, must take up survey of the project.
The elevation of two nearest points of river are almost same and is only 6.5kms apart.
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April 30th, 2009 at 5:42 pm
Well said Machaiyya!? What is your further steps ? just giving public speaches or anything else? do not depend some one .. you are the people represtative why cannot you carry first stone towards that.
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