The ancient town of Chidambaram in Cuddalore district of Tamil Nadu is blessed with a large number of lakes and ponds. In total, there are 15 lakes, including 3 temple tanks and the combined surface areas of these lakes is around 100 acres with a rough storage capacity of 50 crore litres. The names of the tanks are: Vannan Kulam, Easwaran Kulam, Aanai Mettu Kulam, Nagachery Tank, Periya Anna Kulam, Gnanaprakasam, Ayikulam, Kumarankullam, Palamankulam, Thatchana Kulam, Ommakulam, Thillai Amman Koil Kulam, Elamai Akkinar Kulam, Kariaperumal Kulam, and Chinna Anna Kulam.

In an attempt to spread awareness about conservation of water, Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation launched a contest named as “Logo Contest on Water Conservation” from 5th December, 2018 running till 5th January, 2019.

In an attempt to spread awareness about conservation of water, Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation launched a contest : “Jal Bachao, Video Banao, Puraskar Pao” on 10th July 2018 running till 4th November, 2018. For the third and fourth fortnight of the Contest, entries were invited from 9th to 23rd August and 24th August to 7th September, 2018 on MyGov Portal.

In an attempt to spread awareness about conservation of water, Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation launched a contest named as “JalBachao, Video Banao, PuraskarPao” from 10th July 2018 running till 4th November, 2018.