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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 …

Water Discharge Tiruchi Areas Cauvery Cusecs Surplus Water
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
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
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
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