Chennimalai Town Panchayat President Shri Devi Ashok and Vice President Soundararajan presented a petition to Urban Development and Water Supply Minister Nehru in Perundurai seeking separate water pipeline for the town under the combined water supply scheme of Perundurai in order to alleviate the long-standing water shortage problem in the Chennimalai town area and provide drinking water to the public on a day-to-day basis.
Following this, the Minister immediately asked the views of the officials of the TWAD on the matter and take immediate action to find a solution on the issue. He ordered the authorities to take steps to establish a separate drinking water pipeline to Chennimalai.