Boating would be introduced in Vandiyur tank in Madurai soon and works were under way to set up recreational activities there, Minister for Water Resources Duraimurugan said in the Assembly on Tuesday.
In his reply to DMK legislator (Madurai North) G. Thalapathi’s request for boating in the tank, Mr. Duraimurugan recalled that former Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi had sanctioned funds for the service on the request of former Speaker P.T.R. Palanivel Rajan.