The Water & Effluent Treatment business of L&T Construction under Larsen & Toubro Limited (L&T) has secured two orders from the Water Resources Department, Government of Tamil Nadu; the first one for the execution of the Athikadavu-Avinashi Scheme and the second, for the construction of a new Regulator across the southern and northern arms of the Coleroon river on the downstream side of the existing regulator at Mukkombu (Upper Anaicut) near Tiruchirappalli.

The Athikadavu-Avinashi scheme is proposed to alleviate the plight of farmers in drought-prone areas of the Coimbatore, Tirupur and Erode districts.

The project scope involves replenishing 32 PWD tanks, 42 panchayat union tanks and 971 number of ponds in the Annur, Avinashi, Tirupur, Sulur, Nambiyur and Perundurai blocks of the western districts. When completed, the Athikadavu-Avinashi scheme is expected to benefit a total of 9,902 hectares of cultivable land, besides recharging the ground water in the region.