Discharge from Mettur Dam stepped up

Tiruchirapalli, Sep 13 (UNI) The discharge of water from the Stanley reservoir at Mettur across river Cauvery was stepped up for irrigation, following demand from farmers of Delta districts.

PWD sources said the discharge was increased to 15,000 cusecs from this morning from 8,000 cusecs. The inflow into the reservoir was 9,984 cusecs.

The water level in the dam stood at 111.160 ft this morning, against its full capacity of 120 ft.

From the Grand Anaicut in Thanjavur District, 3,428 cusecs of water was let out into Vennar, 510 cusecs into river Cauvery, 3,514 cusecs into Grand Anaicut canal and 802 cusecs into Coleroon river for irrigation, the sources added.

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