![]() | Mettur dam release extension not needed, courtesy unseasonal rains, says PWD officialsEarlier, the farmers here had requested with the state government to reopen the Mettur Dam and release water for at least a month. |
![]() | Mettur water release extension may hit supply for kuruvai: WRODistrict collector M Pradeep Kumar had also written a letter to the PWD-WRO department to continue releasing water from the dam. |
![]() | Farmers demand reopening of Mettur Dam, request Cauvery water release for at least a monthAround 64,000 hectares of samba and thaladi paddy have cultivated in Nagapattinam district in 2022-23. |
![]() | 12K cusecs of water discharged from Mettur damMeanwhile, in Erode, the first phase of water release from the Bhavanisagar dam into the Lower Bhavani Project (LBP) canal has been extended. |
![]() | Widespread rains, forecast reduce water release from Mettur by around 60 per centThe water release, which stood at 12,000 cusecs till Saturday evening, was reduced to 5,000 cusecs on Sunday. |
![]() | Release from Mettur dam dips to 75K cusecs; girl washed away in NamakkalThe inflow will increase again as rains are forecast in the area. Hence, the flood warning still continues for the people living on the Cauvery banks.” |
![]() | Boats, relief camps, reinforcement: Mayiladuthurai gears up to tackle Kollidam flood"We are taking the steps needed to tackle risk. Reinforcement team to arrest breaches in vulnerable spots are on standby. |
![]() | Authorities discharge surplus water from TN's Mettur dam, warn of floodsThe authorities have issued flood alert to the people living in the low lying areas and also along river banks in as many as nine districts.The authorities have issued flood alert to the people living |
![]() | 10 of 15 irrigation dams in Tamil Nadu 90 per cent full; 98 per cent water in MetturOf the 15 irrigation reservoirs in Tamil Nadu, water level in 10 of them is at nearly 90% of their storage capacity—thanks to copious rainfall during southwest monsoon. |
![]() | ICAR researchers discover new species of catfish in Mettur DamA new catfish species of the genus Pangasius has been discovered by the ICAR-National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources (ICAR-NBFGR) from Mettur Dam in Salem district. |
![]() | Flood alert sounded in Cuddalore following increased discharge from Mettur damAn alert has been sounded across the banks of the river Kollidam as water has been discharged at the rate of 90,000 cusecs from the Mettur dam. |
![]() | Flood alert sounded along Cauvery river banks in SalemThe dam is receiving water from Karnataka which is experiencing copious rains since Sunday night. |
![]() | 1.85 lakh cusecs discharged from Mettur damFlood alert has been issued to people living on the banks of Cauvery in Salem, Erode and Namakkal districts. |
![]() | Salem man held for making hoax bomb call to Mettur damAccording to the sources, on Friday around 7 pm, the control room in Chennai received a bomb threat phone call to the Mettur Dam. |
![]() | Dams overflow as rain pounds TN, govt says no release of water without warningHe held a review meeting through videoconference with Collectors of 12 districts (located on the banks of Cauvery and Kollidam rivers) and officials of various departments. |
![]() | Kollidam flood fury destroys crops in Tamil Nadu's MayiladuthuraiVillages like Alakkudi, Muthalaimedu, Vellamanal and Nathalpadugai in the Kollidam block, which are near the river mouth, were the worst affected by the increased discharge. |
![]() | 1.25 lakh cusecs of Cauvery water from Mettur dam reaches Mayanur barrageOver 1.25 lakh cusecs of Cauvery water, which was released from Mettur dam, reached Karur on Monday. |
![]() | Salem collector releases water from Mettur dam for irrigationBased on Chief Minister MK Stalin’s instructions, Salem Collector S Karmegam released water for irrigation from Mettur dam on Saturday. |
![]() | Tamil Nadu: Despite copious inflow, delta farmers demand hike in water release from Mettur damFollowing comfortable storage, water from the dam was released on May 24, well ahead of the stipulated date of June 12, for Kuruvai paddy in delta districts. |
![]() | Water Resources Department to check Tamil Nadu dams for safety before Northeast monsoonThe State government has instructed the Water Resources Department (WRD) to inspect all dams across the State before the onset of the monsoon and submit reports as early as possible. |
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