Tiruchi Corporation drills deep borewells on Cauvery bed to augment water supply
9 months, 1 week 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 sources. According to official sources, the Corporation had been supplying about 156-160 MLD in recent months and the yield from its water sources in the Cauvery and the Kollidam has fallen by more than 10 MLD. With the release of water for irrigation in the Cauvery being suspended early last year because of poor storage in the Mettur reservoir, the water sources downstream the river had not been recharged adequately.

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Floods in Amaravathy
1 week, 2 days ago

Floods in Amaravathy

The Hindu  

With the Amaravathi in spate, the Water Resources Department on Saturday opened the Kollidam regulator and began discharging surplus water from the Upper Anicut at Mukkombu. The opening of the Kollidam regulator to discharge surplus water is the second time within six months in a year. To prevent flooding in the delta areas and the low-lying areas of Tiruchi, the …

Tiruppur administration ascertains water adequacy in local bodies, advises full-fledged harnessing during rainfall
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Tiruppur administration ascertains water adequacy in local bodies, advises full-fledged harnessing during rainfall

The Hindu  

The Tiruppur administration has ascertained the adequacy of water availability in the rural parts, through eliciting feedback from the 13 panchayat unions in its jurisdiction. The Tiruppur Corporation is looking forward to deriving the utmost utility of the new fourth drinking water scheme during the summer months. The third scheme, operated and maintained by the New Tirupur Area Development Corporation …

Inflow into Mettur dam increases
3 months, 3 weeks 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 …

Nearly one lakh cusecs of water diverted in Kollidam
4 months, 3 weeks 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 …

Water released from Mettur reaches Mukkombu
4 months, 3 weeks 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 …

‘Don’t open Mettur before August 3rd week’
4 months, 3 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 …

After 5 years, Mettur dam misses its customary date of water release for irrigation
6 months, 1 week 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 …

Flow of Mettur water to Chennai reduced
6 months, 1 week 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
6 months, 3 weeks 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 …

Alternate day drinking water supply for 67 overhead tanks in Tiruchi
9 months ago

Alternate day drinking water supply for 67 overhead tanks in Tiruchi

The Hindu  

Drinking water will be supplied on alternate days in the following areas of the city due to a block in the radial arm at the collector well at Periyar Nagar. Hence, drinking water will be supplied on alternate days to the 35 overhead water tanks in the following areas. Ariyamangalam, Malaiyappa Nagar, Rail Nagar, Defence Colony, Ponneripuram, Mela Kalkandarkottai, Vivekananda …

Civic bodies asked to prepare plans for dealing with water crisis in summer
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Civic bodies asked to prepare plans for dealing with water crisis in summer

The Hindu  

As drinking water scarcity looms large during summer in the wake of monsoon failure, the Commissionerate of Municipal Administration has asked the civic authorities in the district to chalk out a plan of action to deal with the situation in April and May. While most civic bodies in the district depend on the Cauvery to meet the drinking water requirements, …

No water supply in parts of city on January 24
11 months ago

No water supply in parts of city on January 24

The Hindu  

Drinking water supply will remain suspended in many areas of Tiruchi city on Wednesday due to a power shutdown announced by Tangedco at Srirangam substation for maintenance works on Tuesday. The areas to be affected are: Devi School, Balaji Avenue, Periyar Nagar, Thiruvanaikovil, Amma Mandapam, AIBEA Nagar, Sundaraj Nagar, Sundarajapuram, Khajamalai, Ariyamangalam, Malaiyappa Nagar, Rail Nagar, Mahalakshmi Nagar, Ex-Servicemen Colony, …

Tiruchi Corporation to sink five additional borewells at Kambarasampettai
11 months ago

Tiruchi Corporation to sink five additional borewells at Kambarasampettai

The Hindu  

The Tiruchi City Corporation has planned to sink additional borewells near its existing collector wells at Kambarasampettai on the Cauvery river bed to meet drinking water requirements of the city during summer. A senior Corporation official told The Hindu that although the city administration was well equipped to meet its daily drinking water requirements, it has been taking steps to …

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 …

Tiruverumbur drinking water project likely to be commissioned before March
1 year ago

Tiruverumbur drinking water project likely to be commissioned before March

The Hindu  

The new drinking water scheme for five wards of the Tiruchi City Corporation is likely to be commissioned before March 2024. The construction work for the project, which is aimed at supplying 135 litres of drinking water per head to the residents of Ward No. While construction of water tanks and laying of mains and branch pipes have been completed, …

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 …

In view of monsoon delay, water managers keep their fingers crossed about T.N. getting sufficient Cauvery flows
1 year, 6 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 …

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

Chennai rains: Surplus water from Chembarambakkam Reservoir to be released as heavy downpour lashes city
3 years, 11 months 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 …

Plea to implement Thoni Maduvu project
4 years, 2 months ago

Plea to implement Thoni Maduvu project

The Hindu  

Stating that implementation of Thoni Maduvu project in Salem district and diverting the water will help refill water bodies in Anthiyur and Bhavani areas, All India Samathuva Makkal Katchi has urged the district administration to take up the issue with the State government. M. Gurunathan, district secretary, Erode North District of the party, in a petition to the Collector, said …

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