SALEM: Karnataka on Thursday increased the total quantum of water being released into the Cauvery river from Krishnaraja Sagar (KRS) and Kabini dams to 76,000 cusecs from 50,000 cusecs on Wednesday as ...

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 ...

Mettur dam discharges reduced to 48,000 cusecs for delta irrigation due to heavy rain and full capacity reached. June 30, 2025 e-Paper. LOGIN Account. eBooks Subscribe GIFT FRONT PAGE.

With water level in the Mettur Dam standing at 43.95 feet against the full reservoir level of 120 feet, shutters of the Dam will not be opened for delta irrigation on the customary date of June 12 ...

Salem: The water level in the Stanley Reservoir at Mettur dam rose by 30 feet in a span of seven days (from July 15 to July 22), following the release of water by Karnataka from the Krishnaraja ...

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.

Tamil Nadu says it could not release water from Mettur dam as Karnataka hasn’t adhered to the monthly schedule of release of water to the state. Apart from the 90 tmcft due in 2023, Karnataka ...

“On Saturday, the water level in the dam dropped to 69.96ft, even as the inflow came down to 107 cubic feet per second (cusecs) from 154cusecs.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin released water from Mettur Dam for irrigation. The initial release was 3,000 cusecs, with plans to gradually exceed 10,000 cusecs. Stored water in Mettur Dam ...

A WRD official stated, “The dam hasn’t desilted since its construction in 1934. However, requests from farmers and the public have prompted the state government to consider this seriously.

The dam, one of the most massive structures of its kind in the world, contains 1,852,000 cubic yards of masonry weighing 3,200,000 tons; it has an over-all length of 5,300 ft., and a height of 176 ft.