The water level in the Mettur reservoir rose rapidly by ten-ft on a single day on Sunday, sources said.
However, now-a-days, the water released from Mettur reservoir was being pumped out for drip irrigation by farmers of Salem, Namakkal districts, which was more than the permitted quantity. (Representational image)
Salem: In a huge cheer for Cauvery delta farmers, inflows into the Mettur reservoir near here has touched 1.15 lakh cusecs on Sunday with reservoirs in upper riparian state of Karnataka releasing 2.70 lakh cusecs of water.
While 1.20 lakh cusecs is being discharged from Kabini dam in Karnataka, the outflow from Krishnaraja Sagar in Mysuru is to the extent of 1.50 lakh cusecs, official sources told DC. The water level in the Mettur reservoir rose rapidly by ten-ft on a single day on Sunday, sources said. The water level in the reservoir has crossed the 70-ft mark and by Monday morning it is expected to touch the 80-ft mark against the dam's full height of 120-ft, sources added.
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