Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay on Tuesday launched the Water Resources Department’s ‘Eri’ website and handed over No Objection Certificates (NOCs) to five non-governmental organisations to carry out waterbody restoration work.
The launch and distribution of NOCs took place at the Secretariat on November 10.
The organisations authorised to undertake restoration activities are Mega Foundations, ExNoRa International Foundation, Environmentalist Foundation of India (EFI), Dhanam Foundation and Siruthuli.
The NOCs will enable the organisations to take up restoration work on waterbodies, as part of efforts to improve water resource management in the state.
The ‘Eri’ portal has been developed by the Water Resources Department. The initiative seeks to facilitate the department’s waterbody restoration efforts with the participation of non-governmental organisations.