Cauvery water crosses Mukkombu, headed to Kallanai
Cauvery water
as it reached Mukkombu barrage in Trichy on Saturday after being released from Mettur dam by chief minister M K Stalin on June 12. He will open the Kallanai barrage in Thanjavur on Sunday.
The water, released from the Stanley reservoir in Mettur, travelled through Mayanur barrage in Karur district and reached Trichy district on Saturday morning. Farmers and their association representatives offered flowers to welcome the water at Mukkombu barrage (Upper Anicut) with flowers. Thereafter, the water resources department released the waters towards Grand Anicut (Kallanai).
Cauvery water recharges groundwater resources of Trichy district.
About 6,200 hectare of kuruvai and 54,000 hectare of samba crops are dependent on the water as well as groundwater-based irrigation. Groundwater recharge boosts drinking water supply of TWAD and the local bodies.
Currently, Mettur dam has water at a height of 114.9 feet and a capacity of 85.5 tmcft. The dam receives an inflow of 7,507 cusecs and has an outflow of 6,836 cusecs of Cauvery water. After being released by the chief minister at Kallanai barrage on Sunday evening, the water proceeds towards the delta districts through the course of Cauvery, Vennar and Grand Anicut Channel.
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