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The inflow into the Stanley Reservoir at Mettur dropped from 40 cusecs on Tuesday (July 7, 2026) to 27 cusecs on Wednesday (July 8, 2026), indicating the continuing poor inflow into the reservoir. A Water Resources Department official said that at 8 a.m., the water level stood at 76.29 feet against the full reservoir level of 120 feet….
As on Saturday, the storage of the dam was about 41 tmcft against the capacity of 93.47 tmcft. | Photo Credit: E. LAKSHMI NARAYANAN The probability of the Mettur dam getting opened on the scheduled date of June 12 appears to be remote, in view of the poor storage and the forecast of a poor…
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The amount of water discharged from the Mettur dam into the River Cauvery for delta irrigation increased to 12,000 cusecs from 10,000 cusecs on January 3, 2025. File photo | Photo Credit: PTI The amount of water discharged from Mettur Dam increased to 12,000 cusecs on Friday (January 3, 2025). The dam’s water level stood…
While a suggestion has been made by a group of agricultural specialists to sections of farmers in the Cauvery delta region to skip paddy during this year’s Kuruvai season, the last five years have seen a perceptible rise in the average extent of coverage for the season. The normal coverage, as worked out by the…
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