Water released from Mettur reaches Mukkombu
5 months, 1 week ago

Water released from Mettur reaches Mukkombu

The Hindu  

Water released in the Cauvery from the Stanley Reservoir in Mettur reached the Upper Anicut on the outskirts of Tiruchi on Tuesday. Tiruchi District Collector M. Pradeep Kumar has urged people living along the banks of the Cauvery and the Kollidam to move to safe places as about 75,000 to 1.25 lakh cusecs of surplus water could be discharged from the Mettur dam anytime. Over the past couple of days, about 20,000 cusecs of water was released from the dam and the water flowed past the Upper Anicut on the outskirts of the city on Tuesday evening. Although farmers dependent on the river in the delta could not raise the kuruvai crop, the water flow is expected to spur farmers to begin samba paddy cultivation in Thanjavur, Tiruvarur, Mayiladuthurai, Nagapattinam, Cuddalore, Tiruchi, Pudukottai, and Ariyalur districts, besides Karaikal in neighbouring Puducherry. Veteran farmers leader Mahadhanapuram V. Rajaram, president, Cauvery Irrigation Farmers Welfare Association, emphasised the need for Tamil Nadu to augment its water storage capacity substantially.

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Assembly speaker releases water from Kariyandi anicut
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Assembly speaker releases water from Kariyandi anicut

The Hindu  

Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Speaker M. Appavu on Sunday released water from the Kariyandi anicut, where the surplus water from Tamirabharani-Karumeniyar-Nambiyar interlinking canal was stored. The primary objective of this interlinking project is to connect Tamirabharani with Nambiyar and Karumeniyar, redirecting the surplus water of the perennial Tamirabharani river to the drought prone regions of Tirunelveli and Thoothukudi districts such …

Mettur dam nears full capacity
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Mettur dam nears full capacity

New Indian Express  

MAYILADUTHURAI: With the Mettur dam nearing maximum capacity following the heavy rains last week and the surplus water being released into the Kollidam, the district administration in Mayiladuthurai has advised residents in vulnerable areas along the river to shift to safety. According to the water resources department, the storage level of the Mettur dam on Saturday stood at 117 feet …

54 cm rainfall recorded in Tirunelveli, Chennai dams open flood gates
4 weeks, 1 day ago

54 cm rainfall recorded in Tirunelveli, Chennai dams open flood gates

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu has experienced unprecedented rainfall over the past 24 hours, leading to significant water accumulation in major reservoirs and prompting flood alerts in several regions. The state witnessed heavy downpours, with Tenkasi's Ayikudi recording over 30 cm of rainfall, propelling the district from a deficit to an excess in the northeast monsoon season. In Tirunelveli district, Oothu received …

Inflow into Mettur dam increases
4 months, 1 week ago

Inflow into Mettur dam increases

The Hindu  

Water level in Mettur dam stood at 115.82 feet against its full capacity of 120 feet on Sunday. Officials attached to the Water Resources Department said that following rain in catchment areas and water discharged from Karnataka dams, over 25,000 cusecs of water reached Biligundlu on Sunday and that water will reach Mettur dam by night and inflow will further …

Farmer association submits memorandum to Edappadi K. Palaniswami on Rasimanal dam project
4 months, 1 week ago

Farmer association submits memorandum to Edappadi K. Palaniswami on Rasimanal dam project

The Hindu  

Members of the Tamizhaga Cauvery Vivasayigal Sangam submitted a memorandum to opposition leader and AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami on Sunday requesting him to raise their demand in the Tamil Nadu Assembly for a dam at Rasimanal. Pandian, told reporters that the Karnataka government released only surplus water to Tamil Nadu. To prevent that attempt, a dam should be …

Farmers slam officials for letting surplus Cauvery water into the sea without filling waterbodies
4 months, 1 week ago

Farmers slam officials for letting surplus Cauvery water into the sea without filling waterbodies

The Hindu  

Farmers participating in the monthly agriculture grievance meeting here on Friday lashed out at Water Resources Department officials for letting the surplus water in the Cauvery to flow into the Bay of Bengal instead of filling the waterbodies in the delta districts. As soon as the meeting, chaired by Collector B. Priyanka Pankajam, began, farmers rebuked the officials for not …

Water level maintained at 120 feet in Mettur
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Water level maintained at 120 feet in Mettur

The Hindu  

The water level in the Stanley Reservoir continues to be maintained at its full reservoir level of 120 feet as the entire inflow of 12,500 cusecs continued to be discharged for irrigation here on Wednesday. At 8 a.m., the water and storage levels were at full capacity, measuring 120 feet and 93.47 tmc ft respectively. Meanwhile in Erode, water level …

Plea seeks implementation of Pandiyar-Moyar water diversion project
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Plea seeks implementation of Pandiyar-Moyar water diversion project

The Hindu  

Farmers and experts are advocating for the implementation of a project to divert water from Pandiyar to Moyar to ensure sufficient water availability for various schemes, including the recently launched Athikadavu-Avinashi project. Asaithambi, a retired Joint Director of Agriculture and coordinator of the Pandiyaru–Moyar Inaippu Kootiyakkam, explained to The Hindu that the dam currently receives water from the Moyar and …

Mettur Dam in Salem reaches full capacity of 120 feet for second time this year
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Mettur Dam in Salem reaches full capacity of 120 feet for second time this year

The Hindu  

The Stanley Reservoir in Mettur in Salem, Tamil Nadu, attained its capacity of 120 feet for the second time this year on Monday. The Mettur dam previously attained its capacity on July 30 as heavy rains lashed its catchment areas. The water level was maintained for the next 10 days, during which the inflow into the dam was discharged into …

1.6L cusecs released from Mukkombu, Tiruchy on alert
5 months, 1 week ago

1.6L cusecs released from Mukkombu, Tiruchy on alert

New Indian Express  

TIRUCHY: With the quantum of discharge from the Mettur dam increased to 1.75 lakh cusecs on Thursday evening, the excess water at the Mukkombu barrage in Tiruchy has been released into the Kollidam and Cauvery rivers at a rate of 98,120 cusecs and 34,611 cusecs respectively. With the inflow expected to rise by another 40,000 cusecs by night, excess water …

Nearly one lakh cusecs of water diverted in Kollidam
5 months, 1 week ago

Nearly one lakh cusecs of water diverted in Kollidam

The Hindu  

Nearly one lakh cubic feet per second of water was diverted into the Kollidam from Upper Anicut near Tiruchi on Thursday in the wake of heavy discharge of water into the Cauvery from Karnataka and Mettur. The heavy discharge triggered some anxious moments for the Water Resources Department as the Kollidam river bund suffered erosions at a couple of vulnerable …

Mettur discharge at 1.7L cusecs; 250 moved to safety
5 months, 1 week ago

Mettur discharge at 1.7L cusecs; 250 moved to safety

New Indian Express  

ERODE: The discharge of water from the Mettur dam into the Cauvery river was increased to 1.7 lakh cusecs on Wednesday evening as the inflow continued to surge. As a result, 250 people living in low-lying areas along the banks of the river in Namakkal and Erode districts were moved to relief shelters. Namakkal collector S Uma inspected the river …

Mettur full after 2 yrs, 82k cusecs being released
5 months, 1 week ago

Mettur full after 2 yrs, 82k cusecs being released

New Indian Express  

ERODE: With Mettur dam reaching its full capacity of 120 feet on Tuesday, CM MK Stalin on Tuesday ordered the release of water from the dam through the east and west canals. Officials from Water Resources Department said the quantity of water released was increased to 66,000 cusecs at 7 pm and to 81,500 cusecs at 8 pm on Tuesday. …

Tamil Nadu: Mettur dam level crosses 118 ft, 23K cusecs water released
5 months, 1 week ago

Tamil Nadu: Mettur dam level crosses 118 ft, 23K cusecs water released

New Indian Express  

SALEM/DHAMAPURI: As water level in Mettur dam crossed 118.410 feet at 8 pm on Monday, authorities increased the discharge for delta irrigation from 12,000 cusecs from Sunday evening to 23,000 cusecs. An official said, “As the water level kept rising significantly, we increased discharge volume to 20,000 cusecs on Monday morning. It was further increased to 23,000 cusecs in the …

Mettur level may touch 100 ft soon
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Mettur level may touch 100 ft soon

New Indian Express  

SALEM/DHARMAPURI: Water level in Mettur dam has gone up by 11 feet in four days, from 83.98 feet on Tuesday to 94.32 feet by Friday, due to increase in water discharge from Cauvery basin reservoirs in Karnataka. The water inflow at Hogenakkal has touched 98,000 cusecs on Friday evening and over 1 lakh to 1.5 lakh cusecs of water is …

‘Don’t open Mettur before August 3rd week’
5 months, 2 weeks ago

‘Don’t open Mettur before August 3rd week’

New Indian Express  

THANJAVUR: Amid demands for urgent release of River Cauvery water for irrigation following the significant rise in inflow into the Mettur dam over the past 10 days, several farmers in the delta region and experts say it would be prudent to defer any plans of opening the reservoir’s sluices till the third week of August to ensure a successful samba …

Tamil Nadu Mettur Dam level rises to 83 feet, water release only after it touches 100 feet
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Tamil Nadu Mettur Dam level rises to 83 feet, water release only after it touches 100 feet

New Indian Express  

SALEM: The water level at Mettur Dam has risen to 83.980 feet, driven by inflow of 72,731 cusecs, from Karnataka. Authorities stated water would be released for delta irrigation only if level crosses 100 feet. An official from the Water Resources Department stated that water level, which was at 44.62 feet against a full capacity of 120 feet last week, …

Farmers urge State government to thwart Karnataka’s move to build dam at Mekedatu
6 months, 1 week ago

Farmers urge State government to thwart Karnataka’s move to build dam at Mekedatu

The Hindu  

Expressing concern over the poor storage at the Mettur dam and Karnataka’s continued refusal to release Tamil Nadu’s share of waters in the Cauvery, farmers’ representatives in Tiruchi district on Friday called upon the State and Union governments to thwart the upper riparian State’s plan to build a balancing reservoir across the river at Mekedatu. Raising the issue, R. Subramanian, …

After 5 years, Mettur dam misses its customary date of water release for irrigation
6 months, 4 weeks ago

After 5 years, Mettur dam misses its customary date of water release for irrigation

The Hindu  

The opening of the Mettur dam in Salem, for irrigation in the Cauvery delta missed its customary date of June 12 this year. Meanwhile, the Cauvery Water Regulation Committee ’s meeting, the first during the current water year of 2024-25, has been postponed to June 14 from June 13, in view of the preoccupation of officials of the Tamil Nadu …

Mettur dam not to open on its customary date of June 12
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Mettur dam not to open on its customary date of June 12

The Hindu  

The shutters of the Mettur Dam will not be opened for delta irrigation on the customary date of June 12 this year. The dam’s shutters are typically opened on June 12 each year, depending on water availability, and remain open until January 28 of the following year. The released water irrigates 17.32 lakh acres of land, including 5.26 lakh acres …

Flow of Mettur water to Chennai reduced
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Flow of Mettur water to Chennai reduced

Deccan Chronicle  

Chennai: The State government has ordered the reduction in the release of water from the Mettur reservoir to Chennai city from 2,100 cusecs to 1,500 cuses, which could impact the water supply position in the State capital. An official press release said on Tuesday that release of water through River Cauvery and River Coleroon to the Veeranam Lake, from where …

Delta farmers to hold rallies for water
7 months, 1 week ago

Delta farmers to hold rallies for water

The Hindu  

The Tamizhaga Cauvery Vivasayigal Sangam has called upon the Tamil Nadu and Union governments to ensure that an adequate quantity of water was realised at the Stanley Reservoir at Mettur soon so that the shutters of the dam were lifted on the scheduled date of June 12 to release water for irrigation in Delta districts. Urging both governments to exert …

Mettur inflow plunges; water supply will not be hit
9 months, 1 week ago

Mettur inflow plunges; water supply will not be hit

New Indian Express  

ERODE : THE inflow to Mettur reservoir dropped to a mere five cusecs on Wednesday. However, the Water Resources Department officials said drinking water requirements could be met for more than 100 days with the existing water available. In particular, 174 combined drinking water projects depend on this dam across the state. At present, 2,200 cusecs of water from the …

Tiruchi Corporation drills deep borewells on Cauvery bed to augment water supply
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Tiruchi Corporation drills deep borewells on Cauvery bed to augment water supply

The Hindu  

With a long summer ahead and the yield from the city’s main water sources dwindling, the Tiruchi City Corporation is gearing to meet the requirements over the next three or four months by sinking six additional deep borewells on the Cauvery river bed. Deep borewells are being sunk around the Kambarasampettai head works, one of the city’s main drinking water …

Karnataka Asked To Release Water To Tamil Nadu Till January
1 year ago

Karnataka Asked To Release Water To Tamil Nadu Till January

Deccan Chronicle  

Bengaluru: To Tamil Nadu’s demand of 14 tmc water release from Karnataka, Cauvery Water Regulation Committee on Tuesday asked Karnataka to continue its water to Tamil Nadu till January. However, the water release to Tamil Nadu will be 3128 cusecs till December and later the water release will be 1030 cusecs till January. Earlier, Karnataka appealed to the CWRC that …

Farmers demand release of water from Mettur
1 year ago

Farmers demand release of water from Mettur

The Hindu  

The Tamil Nadu Vivasayigal Sangam, affiliated to the Communist Party of India, and the Cauvery Rights Retrieval Committee have stressed the need to release water from the Stanley Reservoir, Mettur, to prevent withering of the standing ‘samba’ crop. Masilamani demanding the immediate release of water for irrigation from the Mettur dam, the coordinator of CRRC, P. Maniarasan, in a statement …

Tamil Nadu realises nearly two-thirds of Cauvery water stipulated by CWMA
1 year, 1 month ago

Tamil Nadu realises nearly two-thirds of Cauvery water stipulated by CWMA

The Hindu  

The rainfall witnessed last week by parts of south interior Karnataka, including certain areas of Bengaluru, came handy for Tamil Nadu to realise nearly two-thirds of the Cauvery water, as stipulated by the Cauvery Water Management Authority for the period ending up to November 23. The Mettur dam, the lifeline of the Cauvery delta, received a gross amount of 2.76 …

Karnataka MPs assure CM to raise Cauvery issue unitedly in Parliament
1 year, 3 months ago

Karnataka MPs assure CM to raise Cauvery issue unitedly in Parliament

Deccan Chronicle  

BENGALURU: Karnataka Lok Sabha members — a majority of them belonging to the Bharatiya Janata Party, have assured Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to stand by the state government in its stance on the Cauvery river water dispute with Tamil Nadu and also to raise their voice on the floor of the Parliament. Shivakumar held a meeting with the state MPs in …

Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah Rules Out Cauvery Water Release to Tamil Nadu
1 year, 3 months ago

Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah Rules Out Cauvery Water Release to Tamil Nadu

Deccan Chronicle  

BENGALURU: Expressing his inability to abide by the direction of Cauvery Water Management Authority which has asked Karnataka to release 5,000 cusecs of water to Tamil Nadu for a fortnight, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday said to have written a letter to Union Minister for Water Resources Gajendra Singh Shekawat explaining to him the prevailing situation in Karnataka owing to …

Cauvery water row | Karnataka told to release 5,000 cusecs to Tamil Nadu
1 year, 4 months ago

Cauvery water row | Karnataka told to release 5,000 cusecs to Tamil Nadu

The Hindu  

The Cauvery Water Management Authority on August 29 directed Karnataka to ensure that 5,000 cubic feet per second of water be released at Billigundulu on the inter-State boundary for the next 15 days — up to September 12. ‘Divergent opinions’ Asked whether Tamil Nadu and Karnataka had agreed to the decision, Mr. Haldar acknowledged there were “divergent opinions” as Tamil …

Cauvery water issue | Delta farmers in T.N. ask for all-party meeting
1 year, 4 months ago

Cauvery water issue | Delta farmers in T.N. ask for all-party meeting

The Hindu  

The Tamil Nadu Cauvery Farmers Welfare Association has urged the State government to convene an all-party meeting to discuss the stand taken by the Karnataka government to use the current crisis with regard to the non-release of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu, to justify before the Supreme Court, its objective to construct a dam across river Cauvery at Mekedatu. welcomed …

Mekedatu Project Will Solve Cauvery Water Sharing Dispute: DK Shivakumar
1 year, 4 months ago

Mekedatu Project Will Solve Cauvery Water Sharing Dispute: DK Shivakumar

Deccan Chronicle  

BENGALURU:The construction of a balancing reservoir at Mekedatu in Ramnagar district is the only solution to deal with the River Cauvery sharing dispute between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, observed Deputy Chief Minister D.K. “By having a balancing reservoir, we could release water to Tamil Nadu,” said the Deputy Chief Minister in Bengaluru on Monday at a press conference. “It is …

Water from Cauvery, due from Karnataka to T.N., crucial for standing kuruvai crops: CM Stalin writes to Union Minister
1 year, 5 months ago

Water from Cauvery, due from Karnataka to T.N., crucial for standing kuruvai crops: CM Stalin writes to Union Minister

The Hindu  

Pointing out that Tamil Nadu’s share of about 22.54 TMC of Cauvery water from Karnataka, has not been realised, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin wrote to Union Minister for Jal Shakti, Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, requesting him to direct the Cauvery Water Management Authority to issue directions to Karnataka to release T.N.’s share. Highlighting the dependence of kuruvai crops on …

Mettur dam’s present storage may last till August 10
1 year, 5 months ago

Mettur dam’s present storage may last till August 10

The Hindu  

With the flow into the Mettur dam remaining meagre, the dam’s present storage may last till August 10 at the current rate of water release. On Tuesday morning, the storage was 36.145 thousand million cubic feet and the level was 73.9 ft. Making allowance of 5 tmc ft each for dead storage and drinking water requirements, the quantum of water …

Mettur Dam’s storage depleted by nearly 6 TMC in one week following water release for irrigation
1 year, 6 months ago

Mettur Dam’s storage depleted by nearly 6 TMC in one week following water release for irrigation

The Hindu  

Storage at the Mettur dam, the lifeline of the Cauvery delta in Tamil Nadu, has witnessed a net depletion of nearly six thousand million cubic feet after the commencement of water release for irrigation a week ago, on June 12, 2023. On Monday, the dam’s water level stood at 98.98 feet with the storage being 63.526 thousand million cubic feet …

T.N. CM Stalin opens shutters of Mettur dam for delta irrigation
1 year, 6 months ago

T.N. CM Stalin opens shutters of Mettur dam for delta irrigation

The Hindu  

Stalin on Monday opened the shutters of Mettur dam, releasing water for ‘kuruvai’ cultivation in the Cauvery delta region. About 17.32 lakh acres of land, including 5.26 lakh acres of kuruvai crops in 12 districts of the delta region would benefit from the water release, officials said. The requirement for water from Mettur dam for delta irrigation from June 12 …

In view of monsoon delay, water managers keep their fingers crossed about T.N. getting sufficient Cauvery flows
1 year, 7 months ago

In view of monsoon delay, water managers keep their fingers crossed about T.N. getting sufficient Cauvery flows

The Hindu  

With the Mettur dam, the lifeline of the Cauvery delta, getting ready for the commencement of water release for irrigation on the customary date of June 12, water managers are keeping their fingers crossed about Tamil Nadu getting sufficient flows in the Cauvery in the coming months. In view of the importance of the monsoon for the Cauvery catchment in …

With decent water storage levels, Mettur Dam likely to be opened on June 12
1 year, 7 months ago

With decent water storage levels, Mettur Dam likely to be opened on June 12

The Hindu  

With comfortable storage levels at the Mettur dam in Salem district, the opening of the dam on the scheduled date, June 12, looks imminent, even though talk of advancing the date is doing the rounds. As on May 16 2023, Mettur’s storage is around 70 thousand million cubic feet, about 6 tmc ft short of the position on the corresponding …

Mettur dam reaches full reservoir level for the third time this year
2 years, 1 month ago

Mettur dam reaches full reservoir level for the third time this year

The Hindu  

The water level at the Mettur dam reached its capacity of 120 feet for the third time this year, and the inflow into the dam was completely discharged on Thursday. According to Water Resources Department officials, following good monsoon rains in Tamil Nadu and Karnataka, the Stanley Reservoir in Mettur received adequate water, and the water level at the dam …

Water level maintained at 120 feet in Mettur
2 years, 5 months ago

Water level maintained at 120 feet in Mettur

The Hindu  

The water level at Stanley Reservoir in Mettur continues to be maintained at its Full Reservoir Level of 120 feet here on Wednesday, July 27, 2022. Meanwhile, water level at Bhavanisagar reservoir or Lower Bhavani Dam is nearing 100 feet as against the FRL of 105 feet. At 8 a.m., the level stood at 99.85 feet while the storage was …

‘No place to store water’: TN asks A.P. to suspend supply of Krishna water to Chennai from July 1
2 years, 6 months ago

‘No place to store water’: TN asks A.P. to suspend supply of Krishna water to Chennai from July 1

The Hindu  

The Water Resources Department has written to the Andhra Pradesh government to suspend Krishna water supply from the Kandaleru reservoir from July 1 as two city reservoirs are filled up. of Krishna water released from Kandaleru reservoir in Andhra Pradesh since May 8. However, the department has urged the Andhra Pradesh authorities to suspend Krishna water release temporarily as the …

TN released Mullaperiyar water without warning: Kerala
3 years, 1 month ago

TN released Mullaperiyar water without warning: Kerala

The Hindu  

Residents of towns and villages downstream of the Mullaperiyar Dam in Kerala were caught unawares early on Tuesday as over 5,000 cusecs of water was released into the Periyar river from the reservoir, which reached the upper rule level of 142 ft at midnight. The water reached the upper rule level of 142 ft at midnight and Tamil Nadu opened …

Kerala CM Asks Tamil Nadu to Draw Maximum Water from Mullaperiyar Dam as Rains May Intensify
3 years, 2 months ago

Kerala CM Asks Tamil Nadu to Draw Maximum Water from Mullaperiyar Dam as Rains May Intensify

News 18  

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Sunday requested his Tamil Nadu counterpart M K Stalin to ensure that maximum quantity of water is drawn from Mullaperiyar dam as the reservoir level may reach 142 ft once the torrential rains intensify. Vijayan, in a letter written to the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, stated that at 4 PM, the inflow to Mullaperiyar …

Chennai rains: Surplus water from Chembarambakkam Reservoir to be released as heavy downpour lashes city
4 years ago

Chennai rains: Surplus water from Chembarambakkam Reservoir to be released as heavy downpour lashes city

Firstpost  

Chennai: Heavy rains lashed Chennai and its suburbs since early Tuesday, prompting authorities to gear up for releasing surplus water from the Chembarambakkam Reservoir here and alert people living on the banks of the Adyar river to be on the vigil. Officials said about 500 cusecs of surplus water would be released from Chembarambakkam Reservoir, one of the major sources …

Heavy rains lash Chennai, surplus water from Chembarambakkam Reservoir to be released
4 years ago

Heavy rains lash Chennai, surplus water from Chembarambakkam Reservoir to be released

India TV News  

Tamil Nadu capital Chennai on Tuesday witnessed incessant rains, sending alert for those living on the banks of Adyar river. The authorities are gearing up to release surplus water from the Chembarambakkam Reservoir. According to officials, about 500 cusecs of surplus water will be released from Chembarambakkam Reservoir, which is one of the major sources of the metropolis' water requirements, …

Tamil Nadu CM Tells Assembly He Won't Allow Mekedatu Dam Construction
4 years, 3 months ago

Tamil Nadu CM Tells Assembly He Won't Allow Mekedatu Dam Construction

News 18  

Chief Minister K Palaniswami on Tuesday assured the Tamil Nadu Assembly that the state government would not allow construction of a reservoir across river Cauvery at Mekedatu in Karnataka. Karnataka's repeated bid to bring up the Mekedatu proposal for discussion in the Cauvery Water Management Authority was halted given staunch opposition from Tamil Nadu, he said. According to the draft …

Mettur dam inching to its full level as inflows jump
5 years, 4 months ago

Mettur dam inching to its full level as inflows jump

Deccan Chronicle  

SALEM: The prospects of Mettur reservoir touching its full level of 120-feet for the first time this year increased as inflows from upper riparian Karnataka has dramatically jumped from 15,000 cusecs to 26,000 cusecs on Thursday evening. The Mettur dam is likely to surplus in the next few days with PWD officials expecting even further dramatic rise in inflows in …

Water release from Mettur dam hiked
5 years, 4 months ago

Water release from Mettur dam hiked

Deccan Chronicle  

SALEM: Bowing to delta farmers’ demands, with many areas downstream not having received Cauvery water so far, the govt on Sunday stepped up the discharge from the Mettur reservoir to 18,000 cusecs from 10,000 cusecs. While water for delta irrigation for the ‘Samba ’ paddy crop this year was released by the CM on Aug 13, several farmers organisations complained …

Tamil Nadu: Mettur water level crosses 91-feet
5 years, 4 months ago

Tamil Nadu: Mettur water level crosses 91-feet

Deccan Chronicle  

Salem: The stage has been set for the Chief Minister, Mr. Edappadi K Palaniswami to open the shutters of the historic Stanley reservoir at Mettur near here on Tuesday morning, 8.30 am to be precise, for Cauvery delta irrigation, with the water level in the dam crossing the 91-ft mark on Monday evening. The full height of the reservoir is …

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