With the continuous wet spell, the water level in Big Tank in Ramanathapuram district is likely to cross six feet to reach its maximum storage level of seven feet, according to officials. As the northeast monsoon delivered abundant rainfall in the past two weeks, most of the water bodies in the district reached their maximum level. Usually, the tank gets …
THENI/MADURAI: Ministers I Periyasamy and P Moorthy released water from Vaigai Dam on Friday for the first time this year, in the presence of Madurai district collector MS Sangeetha, Theni district collector RV Shajeevana and Dindigul district collector MN Poongodi. The released water would be used to irrigate 45,041 acres of agricultural land, which depends on Periyar canal irrigation in …
MADURAI: Following incessant rain in its catchment areas, the storage levels of Vaigai dam are close to its full capacity. Even though two months have passed since the second crop has started, water has not been released from the dam as the available water would not be sufficient for both single and dual crops. Kurunji Kumaran, a single crop season …
MADURAI: With just a few weeks remaining before the commencement of the Samba paddy cultivation season, farmers are still hesitant in engaging in preparatory works in Madurai. Accordingly, considering the low storage, water was not released for the first crop from the dam, which greatly affected the Kuruvai season earlier this year, sources said, adding that this has triggered fear …
