Chief Minister Vijay Launches Rainwater and Pipeline Projects in Chennai
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CM Vijay came to Chennai. People welcomed him there.
Government ministers met him together. They did this as a group.
CM Vijay started a new campaign. It is about saving rainwater.
The campaign tells people to collect rain. This helps save water for later.
CM Vijay also started a big project. It is a water pipeline in Chennai.
The pipeline will carry water around the city. It is called a main circular pipeline.
This project costs 3,108 crore rupees. A crore is ten million.
CM Vijay laid the first stone for this project. This means the work can now start.
Many people came to see this event. They wanted to see the new water plans.
Vocabulary8 words
- CM
- short way to say Chief Minister; a top leader of a state
- minister
- a person who helps run the government
- campaign
- a plan to tell people about something important
- project
- a big plan of work to build something
- pipeline
- a long pipe that carries water or other things
- circular
- shaped like a circle, going all around
- crore
- a number equal to ten million
- stone
- here, a special stone placed to start a new building project
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1. CM Vijay 2. A rainwater collection campaign 3. 3,108 crore rupees
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CM Vijay came to _____. People welcomed him there.
Government _____ met him together. They did this as a group.
CM Vijay started a new _____. It is about saving rainwater.
The campaign tells people to collect rain. This helps save water for later.
CM Vijay also started a big _____. It is a water _____ in Chennai.
The pipeline will carry water around the city. It is called a main _____ pipeline.
This project costs 3,108 _____ rupees. A crore is ten million.
CM Vijay laid the first _____ for this project. This means the work can now start.
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