Heavy rains lashed several parts of Tamil Nadu on Monday evening, bringing down the temperature by several degrees and flooding the roads.
coastal Kanyakumari It rained well for the fourth day in a row. The rain which started on Sunday night continued across the district for some time.
While the Mukkadal dam has reached its full capacity of 25 feet, four of the six other dams in the district are also nearing their full capacity.
Kanyakumari district recorded an average of 16.95 mm of rain in 24 hours till Monday morning.
The Kaveri delta districts of Trichy, Tiruvarur, Thanjavur and Nagapattinam recorded incessant rains in the evening. The rains have come as a boon for the cultivation of samba paddy, which is in the initial stage, the rains may damage the fully grown paddy of the Kuruvai crop, the farmers said.
In Trichy city, which received heavy rains around 4 pm, the rain added to the woes of people in residential areas where rain water had stagnated for a week. The district recorded an average of 8.51 mm of rain from Sunday to Monday morning.
What started in the form of light drizzle and occasional heavy showers in the western region also turned into heavy rain on Monday night. Due to incessant rains, the Hosur bus stand turned into a huge pool. Traffic was affected for three hours on the Salem-Bangalore-Chennai highway.
A portion of the compound wall of the old building of the Ooty Government Medical College and Hospital in the Nilgiris was damaged in the rain.
Mettur dam water level rises by 5 feet
The water level in Mettur dam started rising continuously after rains in the area of tributaries of river Kaveri. The water level has increased by five feet in five days since October 6. Presently the water level is 81.5 feet. A PWD official at the dam said, “The water level in the dam was 76.5 feet, while on October 6 its full capacity was 120 feet and on Sunday night it crossed the 80 feet mark.” He further added that the dam now has 43.4 TMC of water storage while its full capacity is 93.5 TMC.
After heavy rains in Karnataka and Kerala, excess water from the dams there went into the Cauvery river.
Panel asks Karnataka to release 40tmcft to TN
The Tamil Nadu government on Monday urged the Cauvery Water Regulation Committee to ensure that the Karnataka government releases 40tmcft of water to the state. The committee also stressed upon Karnataka to release the dues by the end of October.
As of Monday, the Mettur reservoir has a storage capacity of 43.43tmcft, while its total capacity is 93.47tmcft. The combined storage of four reservoirs, Krishnarajasagar, Kabini, Harangi and Hemavati across the river Kaveri in Karnataka was 79% of their total capacity. “The state government apprised the committee of the water storage situation at Mettur and urged Karnataka to immediately release the water to meet the state’s requirements as per the order of the Supreme Court,” an official release said.
coastal Kanyakumari It rained well for the fourth day in a row. The rain which started on Sunday night continued across the district for some time.
While the Mukkadal dam has reached its full capacity of 25 feet, four of the six other dams in the district are also nearing their full capacity.
Kanyakumari district recorded an average of 16.95 mm of rain in 24 hours till Monday morning.
The Kaveri delta districts of Trichy, Tiruvarur, Thanjavur and Nagapattinam recorded incessant rains in the evening. The rains have come as a boon for the cultivation of samba paddy, which is in the initial stage, the rains may damage the fully grown paddy of the Kuruvai crop, the farmers said.
In Trichy city, which received heavy rains around 4 pm, the rain added to the woes of people in residential areas where rain water had stagnated for a week. The district recorded an average of 8.51 mm of rain from Sunday to Monday morning.
What started in the form of light drizzle and occasional heavy showers in the western region also turned into heavy rain on Monday night. Due to incessant rains, the Hosur bus stand turned into a huge pool. Traffic was affected for three hours on the Salem-Bangalore-Chennai highway.
A portion of the compound wall of the old building of the Ooty Government Medical College and Hospital in the Nilgiris was damaged in the rain.
Mettur dam water level rises by 5 feet
The water level in Mettur dam started rising continuously after rains in the area of tributaries of river Kaveri. The water level has increased by five feet in five days since October 6. Presently the water level is 81.5 feet. A PWD official at the dam said, “The water level in the dam was 76.5 feet, while on October 6 its full capacity was 120 feet and on Sunday night it crossed the 80 feet mark.” He further added that the dam now has 43.4 TMC of water storage while its full capacity is 93.5 TMC.
After heavy rains in Karnataka and Kerala, excess water from the dams there went into the Cauvery river.
Panel asks Karnataka to release 40tmcft to TN
The Tamil Nadu government on Monday urged the Cauvery Water Regulation Committee to ensure that the Karnataka government releases 40tmcft of water to the state. The committee also stressed upon Karnataka to release the dues by the end of October.
As of Monday, the Mettur reservoir has a storage capacity of 43.43tmcft, while its total capacity is 93.47tmcft. The combined storage of four reservoirs, Krishnarajasagar, Kabini, Harangi and Hemavati across the river Kaveri in Karnataka was 79% of their total capacity. “The state government apprised the committee of the water storage situation at Mettur and urged Karnataka to immediately release the water to meet the state’s requirements as per the order of the Supreme Court,” an official release said.
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