Satyamurti who is remembered today as the political mentor of Kumaraswami Kamaraj, who was the Chief Minister of the State between 1954 and 1963.

An agreement was signed jointly by Governments of Maharashtra, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh on 14 April 1976 to spare 15 thousand million cubic feet (TMC) of Krishna water to Chennai city.

From Poondi Reservoir, water is transferred to Redhills and Chembarambakkam Lakes through Link/Feeder canals and supplied to city after treatment.

A water pumping house in Poondi, inaugurated on Wednesday by deputy chief minister M K Stalin, will make this possible.

A 45 km pipeline was installed five years ago and we added two kilometres extra under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM).

[6] The northeast monsoon brought heavy rainfall from Deepavalli causing the huge flow of water in Poondi Reservoir and from its surroundings.

On 16 November 2015 the Poondi reservoirs, bone-dry until a fortnight ago, were filled to the brim, which led to consternation among residents of localities nearby areas.