Water from the Sathanur dam in Tiruvannamalai has been released for the third time this month, with a total inflow of 3,630 cusecs per second. The water has reached 114.50 feet, exceeding the dam's capacity of 119 feet. The villages along the riverbank have been issued a flood alert due to the rising water levels.
March 02, 2024 02:45 pm | Updated 02:45 pm IST - TIRUVANNAMALAI Water was released from Kuppanatham dam in Chengam near Tiruvannamalai town on Saturday, March 2, 2024, following requests from farmers to help them irrigate 9,432.76 acres of paddy fields in the region. Water from the neighbouring Sathanur dam will help irrigate over 45,000 acres of farmland in the …
Water was released from the Sathanur dam in Tiruvannamalai on Saturday, after the level reached 118.55 feet as against the dam’s total capacity of 119 feet. Public Works Department officials said this is the first time after many years that the dam was able to store water to its full capacity of 119 ft, since its inception way back in …
The decades-old rusted sluice gates of the Sathanur dam across Thenpennai river in Tiruvannamalai has been replaced as part of repairs taken up recently. Officials said the renovations were implemented by the Water Resources Department under the Dam Rehabilitation and Improvement Project to strengthen the dilapidated structure, especially its corroded sluice gates. Officials said the sluice gates of the dam …