A project to supply water from Pattukottai to Vedaranyam, which is at the tail-end of the Cauvery delta, sparked a protest. The project, which started in 1987, came to a halt. It was revived by the DMK government of 1996-2001 by drawing from the Coleroon near Tiruvaikavur. The Madras High Court bailed out the New Veeranam Project
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