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Water discharge from Mettur Dam stopped after 184 days
1 month, 1 week ago

Water discharge from Mettur Dam stopped after 184 days

The Hindu  

Water discharged from the Mettur dam for delta irrigation stopped after 184 days on Tuesday. Water discharged from the Mettur Dam is used to irrigate agricultural lands in 12 delta regions, which include Tiruchi, Thanjavur, Tiruvarur, Cuddalore, Nagapattinam, Erode, and Namakkal. Due to poor water availability this year, the opening of shutters in Mettur dam had to be postponed from …

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‘Don’t open Mettur before August 3rd week’
7 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 …

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Mettur dam’s present storage may last till August 10
1 year, 7 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 …

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Tamil Nadu: Mettur water level crosses 91-feet
5 years, 7 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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Mettur Dam water being released to ease Chennai water crisis: CM Palaniswami
5 years, 8 months ago

Mettur Dam water being released to ease Chennai water crisis: CM Palaniswami

Live Mint  

With reservoirs supplying water to Chennai drying up and ground water levels plummeting in absence of rain, water has become scarce but the government is taking necessary steps to supply drinking water to people, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K. Palaniswami said on Tuesday. Interacting with reporters here, Palaniswami said that owing to failure of rains, the ground water levels have …

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TN CM releases water from Mettur dam for Cauvery delta irrigation
6 years, 7 months ago

TN CM releases water from Mettur dam for Cauvery delta irrigation

Deccan Chronicle  

SALEM: Renewing his bond with the Cauvery delta farmers, the Chief Minister, Mr. Edappadi K Palaniswami released water from the historic Mettur reservoir near here on Thursday for irrigation in the wake of voluminous excess inflows from upper riparian Karnataka taking up its storage level to over 100-ft on Wednesday. The recent monsoon helped to increase water level in Mettur …

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Mettur dam storage kindles Samba hopes in Cauvery delta
7 years, 5 months ago

Mettur dam storage kindles Samba hopes in Cauvery delta

Deccan Chronicle  

Thanjavur: Steady increase in the storage at Mettur dam and precipitation in the Cauvery delta districts have kindled hopes among farmers of Cauvery delta districts about a “good samba ” crop this year. Yet, farmers could manage to raise 'samba' in canal irrigated areas despite late opening of Mettur dam in the last five years, by going in for technologies …

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On river-washed antique plains
7 years, 5 months ago

On river-washed antique plains

The Hindu  

After entering Tamil Nadu through the Hogenakkal falls, the Cauvery passes through Sampalli, Pannawadi and Kolathur and flows down to Bhavani and Erode and Mayanur in Karur district before entering Tiruchi. The landscape under the swirling waters emerges during drought years, when a massive Nandi idol rises majestically from the dry riverbed and a swathe of green overtakes the muddy …

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Tamil Nadu: Water released from Mettur Dam for delta irrigation
8 years, 5 months ago

Tamil Nadu: Water released from Mettur Dam for delta irrigation

Deccan Chronicle  

Salem: Water from Mettur Dam in Tamil Nadu was released on Tuesday morning for delta irrigation, as per orders from Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa. According to the Supreme Court orders, Karnataka has to release 12,000 cusecs of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu till Tuesday. More than 5,000 cusecs of water will be released from Mettur Dam for delta irrigation on …

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Cauvery Row: After Cauvery water release, Jayalalithaa orders opening of Mettur dam
8 years, 5 months ago

Cauvery Row: After Cauvery water release, Jayalalithaa orders opening of Mettur dam

Firstpost  

With Mettur Dam witnessing steady inflows following Karnataka’s release of water from the Cauvery River, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa on Friday ordered opening its sluice gates for irrigating samba crops in the delta districts. Chennai: With Mettur Dam witnessing steady inflows following Karnataka’s release of water from the Cauvery River, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa on Friday ordered opening …

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Cauvery water reaches Mettur
12 years, 3 months ago

Cauvery water reaches Mettur

The Hindu  

The initial flows of the Cauvery water, released from Krishna Raja Sagar Reservoir in Karnataka on Thursday night, reached the Stanley reservoir at Mettur on Sunday morning. Sources in the Central Water Commission said the inflow, which was around 10,000 cusecs at 6 a.m., crossed 11,000 cusecs four and a half hours later. Grand Anicut Special Correspondent from Thanjavur reports: …

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