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Articles for Kollidam

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 …

Water Discharge Tiruchi Areas Cauvery Cusecs Surplus Water
Crocodile conservation centre
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Crocodile conservation centre

The Hindu  

The Thanjavur Forest Division has submitted to its higher-ups a detailed project report for the establishment of the crocodile conservation centre at Anaikarai along the Kollidam in Thanjavur district. The report details various components, including human-crocodile conflict at Anaikarai and a slew of facilities planned at the centre besides giving insights on conservation and the research study to be carried …

Conflict Conservation Research Centre Study Crocodile Kollidam
Clogged drainage channels slow down outflow of floodwaters from paddy fields in TN
3 weeks ago

Clogged drainage channels slow down outflow of floodwaters from paddy fields in TN

New Indian Express  

MAYILADUTHURAI: The draining of floodwaters from paddy fields in Kollidam block is slow due to clogged drainage channels and seawater intrusion. According to the agriculture department, around 1,200 hectares of samba and thaladi paddy crops were inundated across the district. Joint director J Sekar said, "Most of the inundation due to rainfall is from places in Kollidam and Sirkazhi blocks, …

Kollidam Drainage Channels Kollidam Block Clogged Drainage
Tamil Nadu coastal delta farmers stare at losses as 15,000 hectares of paddy inundated
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Tamil Nadu coastal delta farmers stare at losses as 15,000 hectares of paddy inundated

New Indian Express  

NAGAPATTINAM: Around 15,000 hectares of samba and thaladi paddy cultivation in the coastal delta districts have been inundated in the incessant rain lashing the region since Tuesday. The crop, however, is past 60 days of growth and hence could survive damage if the rainwater recedes from the fields soon, agriculture officials in the state and Puducherry said. In Mayiladuthurai, around …

Rain Paddy Cultivation Hectares Kollidam Nagapattinam Coastal Delta
Five men from Chennai washed away in Kollidam river, three bodies fished out
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Five men from Chennai washed away in Kollidam river, three bodies fished out

New Indian Express  

THANJAVUR: Five pilgrims from Chennai who arrived to participate in the solemn car procession of the Poondi Madha Basilica in Thanjavur district were washed away in the Kollidam while taking bath on Sunday. Sources say a group of 17 people from Chennai went on a pilgrimage in a van to Velankanni and the Poondi Madha Basilica. After visiting the church …

Chennai Thanjavur
Work on reinstalling HT power transmission towers along the Kollidam yet to begin
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Work on reinstalling HT power transmission towers along the Kollidam yet to begin

The Hindu  

More than a month has passed since two high-tension power transmission towers collapsed in the Kollidam in Thiruvanakoil in heavy water flow. The Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation had been supplying power to the residents of Thiruvanaikoil and a few parts of Srirangam through the HT power transmission lines built along the Kollidam. Considering the importance of ensuring uninterrupted …

Supply Power Supply Tangedco Kollidam Power Transmission Thiruvanaikoil Towers Power
5,000 moved to safety in Kollidam, steps assured to address flooding
4 months, 2 weeks ago

5,000 moved to safety in Kollidam, steps assured to address flooding

New Indian Express  

MAYILADUTHURAI/TIRUCHY: Inspecting villages in Kollidam block of the district which was inundated following heavy flow in Kollidam river over the past few days, Environment Minister Siva V Meyyanathan on Sunday assured the residents of measures soon to address the recurrent flooding. Pointing to plans by the agriculture and farmers’ welfare department to assess the damage to banana, cotton and vegetable …

Cusecs Kollidam Water Residents
Kollidam block villages at risk of flooding again, evacuation of residents commences
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Kollidam block villages at risk of flooding again, evacuation of residents commences

New Indian Express  

MAYILADUTHURAI: With a surge in flow in River Kollidam, villages near the river’s mouth in the district are once again facing the risk of flooding. Two years ago, Alakkudi, Nathalpadugai, Muthalaimedu and Vellamanal villages in Kollidam block witnessed flooding due to a surge in the Cauvery water released from Mettur dam and the subsequent release of surplus water into the …

Water Cauvery Cusecs Kollidam Muthalaimedu Vellamanal Kallanai
1.6L cusecs released from Mukkombu, Tiruchy on alert
4 months, 3 weeks 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 …

Cauvery Cusecs Tiruchy Kollidam Pwd Officials Mukkombu
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 Discharge Tiruchi Bridge Cauvery Kollidam Heavy Discharge
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 …

Corporation Cauvery Kollidam Mld Borewells Water Sources Deep Borewells
Traffic diversion announced in Tiruchi in view of IJK conference at Siruganur
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Traffic diversion announced in Tiruchi in view of IJK conference at Siruganur

The Hindu  

Tiruchi District Rural Police have announced traffic diversion in view of “Desam Kappom Thamizhai Valarpom” conference of the Indhiya Jananayaka Katchi at Siruganur on Saturday. According to a press release, heavy vehicles from Chennai have to take Perambalur bypass, Thuraiyur, Musiri, and Kulithalai to reach Karur and continue via Manapparai and Vaiyampatti to reach Dindigul. On the other side, heavy …

Chennai Vehicles Tiruchi Madurai Road Route Heavy
Officials on their toes as Cauvery and Kollidam on spate yet again
2 years, 2 months ago

Officials on their toes as Cauvery and Kollidam on spate yet again

The Hindu  

With the Cauvery and Kollidam rivers in spate yet again this year, an alert has been sounded along the river courses in Tiruchi and delta districts downstream. Officials in Tiruchi ordered closure of bathing ghats along the rivers and their branch channels, while safe shelters have been kept in readiness in tail-end areas of Kollidam river in Mayiladuthurai district. Apart …

Cauvery River Water Flood Tiruchi Officials Heavy Cusecs
Rescue teams ready following heavy flow in Cauvery, Kollidam
2 years, 4 months ago

Rescue teams ready following heavy flow in Cauvery, Kollidam

The Hindu  

The Tiruchi Rural Police authorities have readied rescue teams comprising police personnel trained in disaster management in four sub divisions falling under their limits to carry out rescue operations as and when necessary in the wake of heavy water discharge in the Cauvery and Kollidam rivers. Teams from the State Disaster Response Force and the National Disaster Response Force have …

Rescue Team Teams Tiruchi River Rescue Teams Cauvery
DMK Leader, Out Bathing in Kollidam River, Killed in Crocodile Attack
3 years, 3 months ago

DMK Leader, Out Bathing in Kollidam River, Killed in Crocodile Attack

News 18  

A 65-year-old DMK leader died on Tuesday after he was attacked by a crocodile in the Kollidam river in Tamil Nadu’s Cuddalore district. Gopalakrishnan was the branch secretary of DMK and had gone to bathe in the river near the Chidambaram town. As the crocodile snooped behind the DMK leader, his two brothers, frightened by the sight, rushed out of …

Village River Dmk Crocodile Gopalakrishnan Kollidam Dmk Leader