The National River Conservation Directorate (NRCD), Ministry of Jal Shakti, has approved ₹934.3 crore for the first phase of the ‘Nadanthai Vaazhi Cauvery’.
This project proposed by the Tamil Nadu government for the conservation and rejuvenation of Cauvery River.
The Union and State governments would share the project cost as ₹560.58 crore and ₹373.72 crore respectively on a 60:40 basis.
In the first phase, the project would cover the river from downstream of the Mettur dam up to Tiruchi.
In the second, the remaining part of the river from Tiruchi to Poompuhar, the river’s confluence points with the sea.