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Foundation laid for new water scheme in Veppur union
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Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami on Thursday, through video conference, laid the foundation stone for a new drinking water supply scheme for 73 habitations in Veppur Panchayat Union in the district. The Chief Minister, during the District Collector’s conference in March 2018, had announced that a feasibility study would be taken up for executing a scheme to supply water to the habitations from Vellar river. Subsequently, administrative sanction was granted for the project estimated at a cost of ₹22.84 crore with the support of National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development.