Work intensified to widen embankment of the 152 acre Gothawadi pond near Kinathukadavu

Widening the banks of the pond is carried out with more than ten vehicles continuously operating all day to bring the gravel in the interior of the Gothawadi pond to the bank of the Alli pond. According to the Gothawadi Pond Conservation Organization, the work is scheduled to be completed before the onset of the Northeast monsoon.


Coimbatore: There is a 152 acre pond in Gothawadi area near Kinathukadavu in Coimbatore district.



Gothawadi Lake is currently dry. The Gothawadi Pond Conservation Organization, in collaboration with voluntary organizations, farmers, the public and the private sector, is removing the bushes in the lake on Sundays.

In addition, with the financial assistance of a private company to rehabilitate the banks and waterways in the pond, the work of repairing the waterway by JCB machine has been completed for the last 20 days.



Currently, work is in progress to raise the bank of the Gothawadi lake. The bank of the 910 meter long Gothawadi lake was already 12 feet wide and is currently being widened to 36 feet and work is underway to raise the bank to 30 feet.



Widening and raising the banks of the lake in more than ten vehicles are continuously operating from morning till evening to bring the gravel in the interior of the Gothawadi lake to the bank of the Alli pond.



According to the Gothawadi Pond Conservation Organization, all these works are scheduled to be completed before the onset of the Northeast monsoon.

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