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Mettur dam nears full capacity
1 week, 2 days ago

Mettur dam nears full capacity

New Indian Express  

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 …

Cauvery Cusecs Mettur Dam Dam Nears
Water level in Chembarambakkam lake in Chennai is 40 per cent less than last year
1 month, 1 week ago

Water level in Chembarambakkam lake in Chennai is 40 per cent less than last year

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: The water level in Chembarambakkam lake, one of Chennai’s major drinking water sources, is 40% less than the corresponding level last year. According to data from the Water Resources Department, the current storage in the lake is 1.889 tmcft against the total capacity of 3.645 tmcft, while the storage last year was 3.130 tmcft. In this spell, we have …

Chennai Water Last Year Water Level Tmcft Chembarambakkam Chembarambakkam Lake
Revamp of 19 Bridges Proposed to Mitigate Chennai Floods
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Revamp of 19 Bridges Proposed to Mitigate Chennai Floods

New Indian Express  

The Water Resources Department (WRD) has proposed two key solutions to mitigate flooding in Chennai: reconstructing 19 bridges and removing encroachments from the Pallikaranai marshland. These measures are part of a comprehensive plan to address the city's flooding issues, which have been caused by heavy rains and infrastructure limitations. The WRD has submitted a detailed project report outlining the need …

Environment Law Infrastructure Land Management Chennai
Discharge of water into LBP canal resumes
4 months ago

Discharge of water into LBP canal resumes

The Hindu  

Discharge of water from Bhavanisagar dam into Lower Bhavani Project canal resumed on Thursday after works were completed to plug a breach in a tunnel that passes below the canal at Nallampatti village, near Thingalur, in Perundurai block. After water was released for irrigation in the canal on August 15, breach was reported on August 19 and the discharge into …

Water Canal
Flood mitigation work starts early in south Chennai
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Flood mitigation work starts early in south Chennai

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: The Water Resources Department has commenced flood mitigation works earlier than usual this year to tackle the northeast monsoon. The department has also proposed comprehensive flood mitigation projects throughout the city and its outskirts. Chief Secretary Shiv Das Meena recently inspected a few places in the city and instructed officials to expedite flood mitigation efforts before the northeast monsoon, …

Flood Flood Mitigation South Chennai
Mettur inflow plunges; water supply will not be hit
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Mettur inflow plunges; water supply will not be hit

New Indian Express  

ERODE : THE inflow to Mettur reservoir dropped to a mere five cusecs on Wednesday. However, the Water Resources Department officials said drinking water requirements could be met for more than 100 days with the existing water available. In particular, 174 combined drinking water projects depend on this dam across the state. At present, 2,200 cusecs of water from the …

Water Drinking Dam Mettur
Vaigai flooded for the second day, water released through canals in Ramanathapuram
1 year ago

Vaigai flooded for the second day, water released through canals in Ramanathapuram

New Indian Express  

MADURAI: As the Vaigai river entered its second consecutive day of flooding due to incessant rainfall in Madurai district, the public works department cleared the water hyacinths that obstructed the flow of water released to irrigate 67, 837 acres of farmland in Ramanathapuram on Saturday. Following significant rain, the Vaigai River received an inflow of nearly 5,500 cusecs of water. …

Water Madurai River Wrd Vaigai Ramanathapuram
Heavy rainfall in Himalayan foothills spark fear of floods in north Bihar
1 year, 4 months ago

Heavy rainfall in Himalayan foothills spark fear of floods in north Bihar

Hindustan Times  

Dozens of villages in Sheohar and East Champaran are facing the flood fury as an overflowing Bagmati river is inundating areas located in low-lying areas of the districts. Traffic on the Sheohar-Motihar state highway has also been affected, an engineer in the water resources department said, claiming that efforts are on to plug the leakage in an under-construction safety embankment …

Bihar Wrd
Heavy rains in Himalayan foothills fuel flood fears in north Bihar
1 year, 4 months ago

Heavy rains in Himalayan foothills fuel flood fears in north Bihar

Hindustan Times  

PATNA Dozens of villages in Sheohar and East Champaran in north Bihar have begun to face flood fears as the Bagmati river has begun inundating villages located in low-lying areas of the districts on Wednesday, officials said. Local weather officials said a red alert has been issued for districts like Purnia and Araria, while orange alert has been issued for …

Water Patna River Wrd Sheohar North Bihar Fuel Flood