LBP ayacut farmers in Erode want water to be released for irrigation till April 7
8 months, 3 weeks ago

LBP ayacut farmers in Erode want water to be released for irrigation till April 7

The Hindu  

With the Water Resources Department announcing that water for irrigation in the Lower Bhavani Project canal will be released only till April 3, farmers associations has urged the department to release water at least till the end of fourth wetting schedule. The storage was 4.57 tmc ft against the total capacity of 32.80 tmc ft. With inadequate water available in the dam, the executive engineer of the Lower Bhavani Basin division in Erode has informed the LBP Ayacut Farmers’ Associations that water will be released only till 8 a.m. on April 3. But, the Keel Bhavani Murai Neer Pasana Vivasaigal Kootamaippu and Keel Bhavani Ayacut Nila Urimaiyalargal Sangam wanted water to be released till the completion of the fourth wetting schedule. The associations sought the intervention of the district administration to ensure water is released till April 7 so that standing crops could be saved to an extent.

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Water Resources Department clarifies correct quantum of water is being released in LBP main canal
3 months ago

Water Resources Department clarifies correct quantum of water is being released in LBP main canal

The Hindu  

Following complaints from a section of farmers that the quantum of water released into the Lower Bhavani Project main canal was lower than 2,300 cusecs, officials from the Ground Water Division of the Water Resources Department measured the flow using optical methods and confirmed that 2,300 cusecs of water is indeed being released. 439, dated 14 August 2024, water was …

Discharge of water into LBP canal resumes
4 months ago

Discharge of water into LBP canal resumes

The Hindu  

Discharge of water from Bhavanisagar dam into Lower Bhavani Project canal resumed on Thursday after works were completed to plug a breach in a tunnel that passes below the canal at Nallampatti village, near Thingalur, in Perundurai block. After water was released for irrigation in the canal on August 15, breach was reported on August 19 and the discharge into …

Water released into LBP canal
4 months, 1 week ago

Water released into LBP canal

The Hindu  

Water was released from Bhavanisagar Dam into Lower Bhavani Project canal on Thursday for the first crop season to irrigate 1,03,500 acres in Erode, Tiruppur, and Karur districts. Saminathan raised the dam shutters to release the water at 5 p.m. in the presence of Erode Collector Raja Gopal Sunkara, officials of the Water Resources Department and representatives of farmers’ associations. …

Date of commissioning of Athikadavu-Avinashi project will be decided soon: Minister Muthusamy
4 months, 1 week ago

Date of commissioning of Athikadavu-Avinashi project will be decided soon: Minister Muthusamy

The Hindu  

The date of commissioning the Athikadavu-Avinashi Ground Water Recharge and Drinking Water Supply Scheme will be decided once officials of the Water Resources Department conduct a study and submit a report in two days to confirm whether water could be supplied continuously to fill 1,045 water bodies in three districts, said Minister for Housing and Urban Development S. Muthusamy here …

Farmers in Erode demand water release in LBP canal as per government order, failing which compensation has to be provided, they say
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Farmers in Erode demand water release in LBP canal as per government order, failing which compensation has to be provided, they say

The Hindu  

Urging the district administration to release water in the Lower Bhavani Project canal as per the government order, failing which a compensation of ₹30,000 per acre has to be provided to affected farmers, members of Keel Bhavani Pasana Pathukappu Iyakkam, submitted a petition submitted to the Revenue Divisional Officer in Erode on Friday, April 5, 2024. Farmers said the government …

Don’t cut discharge from LBP, farmers urge TN govt
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Don’t cut discharge from LBP, farmers urge TN govt

New Indian Express  

ERODE: Farmers have appealed to the water resources department not to reduce the volume of water released from the Bhavanisagar dam for Lower Bhavani Project canal for irrigation. On Sunday, the the dam received inflow of 17 cusecs and water level stood at 68.68 feet against full reservoir level of 105 feet. M Ravi, Organiser of Lower Bhavani Irrigation Conservation …

Water release into Erode’s Lower Bhavani Project canal resumes, following renovations
1 year, 4 months ago

Water release into Erode’s Lower Bhavani Project canal resumes, following renovations

The Hindu  

Following the completion of renovation work at the Lower Bhavani Project canal, water discharge from the Bhavanisagar dam resumed on Saturday. Usually, water is released into the LBP canal on the customary date of August 15, from the Bhavanisagar dam, for irrigation. government passed an order on August 11 for the release of water from the dam into the canal …

Water release in LBP canal stopped due to pending renovation works
1 year, 4 months ago

Water release in LBP canal stopped due to pending renovation works

The Hindu  

With renovation works in the Lower Bhavani Project canal yet to be completed, release of water from the Bhavanisagar dam into the canal for irrigation, on the customary date of August 15, was stopped within an hour. A senior engineer in the Water Resources Department told The Hindu that based on the Madras High Court’s order, renovation and modernisation of …

Water released into LBP canal
1 year, 4 months ago

Water released into LBP canal

The Hindu  

Water was released from Bhavanisagar Dam into Lower Bhavani Project canal on Tuesday to benefit 1,03,500 acre in Erode, Tiruppur, and Karur districts. Erode Collector Raja Gopal Sunkara raised the dam shutters to release the water at 5 p.m. Water will be released for 120 days in the canal with ‘even number’ sluice gates, and ‘odd number’ sluice gates in …

Farmers urge govt. to release water into LBP canal as scheduled
1 year, 4 months ago

Farmers urge govt. to release water into LBP canal as scheduled

The Hindu  

Keel Bhavani Vivasayigal Nala Sangam has urged the State government to release water into the Lower Bhavani Project canal on August 15 as scheduled and not delay the release for any reasons. In a letter to the Chief Minister, association’s president C. Nallasamy said it is customary to release water into the canal from Bhavanisagar dam for carrying out irrigation …

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