Inaugural pooja held for desilting Arumuga Kavundanur Kuttai, a village pond near Coimbatore
Coimbatore: The inaugural pooja for desilting Arumuga Kavundanur Kuttai, a village pond situated in Perur Chettipalayam Village Panchayat, was held on May 18, 2020. The desilting project is carried out by Siruthuli and the project is sponsored by Robert Bosch.
The details of the project:
FMB Sketch area (acres) - NA
Survey: Area with bund (Acres) - 4.59
Survey: Water spread area (Acres) - 3.64
Catchment area (sqkm) - 3
Average depth (m) - 1
Average depth to be excavated (m) - 1.5
Volume before desiltation (cum) - 14735
Volume increase due to desiltation (cum) - 17682
Volume after desiltation (cum) - 32416.

The event was presided over by Vanitha Mohan, Managing Trustee of Siruthuli, S.P. Anbarasan, Chairman, Nallaram Trust, Ettimadai Shanmugam, MLA of Kinathukadavu constituency and Prashant, Panchayat President. Purushothoman, Department Head of and CSR Project Lead, Bezaleel Robert BOSCH, Coimbatore were present during the inauguration.