After TVK’s Dharapuram by-election win, CM Vijay announced a ₹1,439 crore Cauvery-based combined drinking water scheme for 1,232 rural habitations in Tiruppur district, 2,700 free house-site pattas, 13,000 water connections, a fire station at Mulanur and municipal works.
After TVK’s Dharapuram by-election win, CM Vijay announced a ₹1,439 crore Cauvery-based combined drinking water scheme for 1,232 rural habitations in Tiruppur district, 2,700 free house-site pattas, 13,000 water connections, a fire station at Mulanur and municipal works.
Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay on Monday, October 19, 2026, announced a development package for Dharapuram in Tiruppur district, where TVK won the by-election on October 9. The centrepiece is a ₹1,439 crore Cauvery-based combined drinking water scheme.
Of Tiruppur district’s 2,455 rural habitations, 1,223 already get Cauvery water. The new combined scheme will reach the 1,232 habitations still outside the network, in the Dharapuram, Kangeyam, Kundadam, Pongalur and Vellakoil panchayat unions, seven panchayats in Mulanur and 17 in Palladam.
| Project | Cost |
|---|---|
| Dharapuram municipality — water supply and overhead reservoir | ₹6 Cr |
| Dharapuram municipality — solid waste management | ₹6 Cr |
| Dharapuram municipality — streetlights | ₹40 lakh |
| 159 irrigation desilting and cleaning works (Tiruppur district) | ~₹10 Cr |
| Desilting of about 271 km of channels | — |
| New fire and rescue services station at Mulanur | — |
| Stormwater drainage improvements, Dharapuram | — |
Dharapuram’s villages are among the driest in western Tamil Nadu, and many still depend on tankers and borewells. Bringing Cauvery water to more than 1,200 habitations and giving 2,700 families land of their own were key local demands. A package for Madurantakam › was announced the same day.
CM Vijay Dharapuram Tiruppur Drinking Water House-Site Pattas Day 163