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 …
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 …
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 …
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, …
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 …