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The Mettur Dam water level reached full capacity after heavy rains, has now reduced to 120 feet in Salem.
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 .
CHENNAI, June 29 : The Mettur Dam, also called as Stanley Reservoir, the lifeline for farmers in Cauvery Delta districts for irrigation, attained its full level of 120 ft today evening for the second ...
Cauvery River Rising: Tamil Nadu issues flood alert in 10 districts as Mettur Dam nears full level amid heavy inflow from Karnataka.
Check Water Levels In Tamil Nadu Today (June 27): With continued monsoon showers, water levels in these key reservoirs including Mettur Dam, Mullaperiyar are likely to improve further.
Increased inflow into Mettur dam leads to higher water discharge into River Cauvery for delta irrigation, impacting tourism activities.
Meanwhile, the inflow into the Stanley Reservoir in Mettur rose from 13,332 cubic feet on Wednesday evening to 18,290 cusecs on Thursday.
Mettur Dam in Tamil Nadu expected to reach full capacity within a week thanks to Karnataka`s water release from KRS dam after heavy rainfall.
This comes as Karnataka began discharging 50,000 cubic feet per second (cusecs) of water from the Krishnaraja Sagar (KRS) dam into the Cauvery River on Wednesday, following intense rainfall in the ...