Theni
Theni is a valley town situated in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu at the foothills of the Western Ghats. It is the headquarters of the Theni district, located at a distance of 70km from Madurai. It is known for the large-scale trading of garlic, cotton, cardamom, grapes, bananas, mango and chilli. It hosts the second largest weekly market in Tamil Nadu and the fourth largest in South India.
For drinking water project in Madurai, for which the Asian Development Bank funds ₹1,653.21 crore under the AMRUT scheme, the Madurai Municipal Corporation has a proposal for a mega plan to draw water from Periyar River and treat it in Theni and distribute to all the neighbourhoods in Madurai City through pumping stations.
See also
References
- ^ "Village Clusters : Case study from Theni District of Tamil Nadu". Research Gate.
- ^ The Hindu Bureau (31 August 2023). "Madurai Mayor, Corporation Commissioner meet Theni Collector for drinking water project for city". The Hindu. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
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