Tamil Nadu CM directs releasing of water for irrigation
Chennai, Aug 24: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa on Saturday directed releasing of water from different reservoirs, benefiting irrigation of over 1.40 lakh acres of land in three districts of the state.
Following
representation
from
farmers,
water
will
be
released
from
Thirumurthy
Dam
in
Tirupur
district,
which
will
benefit
96,854
acres
of
land
there
besides
the
neighbouring
Coimbatore,
she
said.
Water will be released from August 28.
Similary, she had directed release of water from Veeranam tank in Cuddalore for Samba crop cultivation, which will cover 44,856 acres of land in that district, she said in a statement.
PTI
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