❖ The National River Conservation Directorate (NRCD), Ministry of Jal Shakti, has approved ₹934.3 crore for the first phase of the ‘Nadanthai Vaazhi Cauvery’.

❖ This project proposed by the Tamil Nadu government for the conservation and rejuvenation of Cauvery River.

❖ The Union and State governments would share the project cost as ₹560.58 crore and ₹373.72 crore respectively on a 60:40 basis.

❖ In the first phase, the project would cover the river from downstream of the Mettur dam up to Tiruchi.

❖ In the second, the remaining part of the river from Tiruchi to Poompuhar, the river’s confluence points with the sea.