"The water will help us." Officials celebrate as major reservoir reaches full capacity for first time this year: 'This is a ...

SALEM: The Mettur Dam reached its Full Reservoir Level (FRL) of 120 feet as of Sunday evening, following which authorities increased the water release from the dam from 26,000 to 58,000 cusecs. Of ...

Salem: The east and west bank canals connected to the Mettur dam were opened on Tuesday to meet irrigation requirements in Salem, Namakkal, and Erode .

Follow TNM’s WhatsApp channel for news updates and story links.In a major development for Tamil Nadu’s irrigation prospects, the Stanley Reservoir in Mettur is ...

Official sources said before Independence, the dam was opened in May for four years from 1942-43. Also, this is the third time since Independence that the Mettur dam will be opened either on the ...

The Stanley Reservoir in Mettur increased its surplus water discharge into the River Cauvery from 27,500 cusecs to 35,000 cusecs within a day.

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The water level of Mettur Dam in Salem went below 120 feet after five days on Thursday (July 3, 2025).

Due to rain in catchment areas of the Mettur dam and release of surplus water from the Kabini and KRS dams in Karnataka, inflow into the Mettur dam increased to 18,290 cusecs on Thursday at 8 a.m ...

Dharmapuri/Salem: The water inflow to the Mettur dam in Salem district increased on Friday evening. Heavy downpour in the Cauvery catchment areas led to a significant amount of water arriving at ...

The dam currently holds 49.45 thousand million cubic (TMC) feet of water. The Kabini dam is also witnessing a rapid rise, with the water level reaching 59.21 feet against its full capacity of 65 feet.