From Vaigai dam to supply protected water to drought-hit areas HELPFUL: Revenue Minister I. Periyasamy giving away school books to students at R. Kombaipatti near Batlagundu in Dindigul on Saturday. DINDIGUL: A separate drinking water pipeline would be laid from the Vaigai dam to draw water from it and to supply protected drinking water to drought-hit areas and ensure additional supply to Dindigul, said Minister for Revenue I. Periasamy. He was addressing a function held at an upgraded high school at Kombaipatti near here Saturday. The existing drinking water schemes were not suffice to meet the growing demand for drinking water and to cover drought-hit areas in the district. A separate pipeline from the Vaigai dam for drinking water purpose will cover Batlagundu, Nilakottai, Kodai Road, Panchampatti and Dindigul. (Already, the Dindigul municipality has been supplying drinking water through three water schemes