Papparapatti residents seek water supply from Chinnar Dam amid acute shortage

Residents of Papparapatti town panchayat in Dharmapuri district have appealed to the administration to implement a project that would pump water from Chinnar Dam into the town panchayat for clean drinking water. The demand comes amid reports of acute drinking and domestic water shortages.

Papparapatti town panchayat is described as a key urban area with 15 wards and a population of about 20,000 people. The town panchayat has a 4-lakh-litre overhead tank, and several minor tanks provide a collective total of over 6.5 lakh litres of water.

Despite these reserves and local sources, the town panchayat has been facing an acute water shortage. To prevent the situation from worsening, residents are seeking a project to divert water from Chinnar Dam to the town panchayat.