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Sun Network

Andhra Pradesh

30 July 2003

 

Sai Baba takes water to Chennai

 

New Delhi, Jul 30 - Satya Sai Baba of Puttaparthi in Anantapur

district is personally monitoring a drinking water project that will

supply water to Chennai.

 

A private charitable trust, Sri Satya Drinking Water Project, run

under the godman's supervision, is set to supply drinking water to

Chennai by August. Satya Sai Baba has stepped in to complete the

Telugu Ganga Project, which was designed to carry Krishna waters

from Andhra Pradesh to Chennai, to meet the drinking water

requirements of the Tamil Nadu capital.

 

Both the Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu governments are cooperating

with Sai Baba in the speedy execution of the drinking water project.

The Telugu Ganga Project launched, with a commitment of 15 tmc ft

water, with each State of Maharashtra, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh

pledging 5 tmc ft water for the project, to meet the drinking water

requirement for Chennai. Basically, the Krishna river water was to

be stored in Srisailam Dam in Andhra Pradesh and was to be brought

by a canal to a reservoir called Kandaleru. Then, the water was to

be taken to Tamil Nadu border through a 150 km-long canal to the

Poondi reservoir near Chennai.

 

The TGP got embroiled in a controversy, with Central clearance not

forthcoming. The late NTR had gone ahead with the project, even

without Central clearance. The Chandrababu Naidu government is

cooperating with Sai Baba, to make the pledge a reality. Technical

examination revealed that water flow to Chennai was minimal, because

the original Telugu Ganga Canal linking Kandaleru in Andhra Pradesh

to Poondi in Tamil Nadu had become dilapidated.

 

So it was literally decided to rebuild the 150 km-long canal. The

Satya Sai Trust has taken upon itself the funding of the entire

project.

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