To make the most of the water released from the Metur dam in the Cauvery river, the city corporation has started digging pits around bore wells and infiltration wells on the river bed. The idea is to ensure percolation of water to recharge the river bed. The Cauvery meets the …
Farmers pin their hopes on a good South-West monsoon A BIG worry: The dry bed behind 16 surplus sluices of Stanley Reservoir in Mettur. METTUR: Farmers of the Delta region and those who depend on river Cauvery for drinking water are a worried lot today as the Stanley reservoir is …
S. Vydhianathan Farmers were worried as there was no substantial inflow during last fortnight Current storage sufficient for 12 days; heavy inflow has brought relief CHENNAI: Thanks to revival of monsoon, there has been a spurt in inflow into the Mettur reservoir. From a meagre 1,900 cusecs on Wednesday, it …
S. Ganesan UNCERTAIN TIMES: Farm workers transplanting Kuruvai paddy in Thanjavur district. TIRUCHI: With water level in the Mettur reservoir falling below the 70 feet mark, farmers in the delta region are anxious over the fate of the kuruvai crop. The Agriculture Department planned to cover about 1.11 lakh hectares …
It was a satisfactory year for Tamil Nadu in realisation of the Cauvery water at the Mettur reservoir for water year 2007-08 (June 1 to May 31). During the year, the State received 346 thousand million cubic (TMC) feet of water as against 205 tmcft prescribed by the Cauvery Water …
The Mettur Reservoir will open on the scheduled date of June 12 for kuruvai cultivation in the delta districts. With the storage in the reservoir at 64.931 thousand million cubic (tmc) feet, the State will have no problem in opening the dam for irrigation. The current storage is sufficient to …
Cauvery delta farmers have urged Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi to release Mettur water for irrigation on June 1, instead of the usual June 12. In a representation, vice-president of the Cauvery Delta Farmers' Welfare Association K.V. Kannan said in view of comfortable storage position, the government could consider the request. …
YET another case of neighbourhood concerns about pollution and development. The Environment Appellate Authority (EAA) has passed an order May 6, directing the Chemplast Sanmar Ltd., Mettur, to obtain fresh clearance for its captive thermal power plant project. The order came in the wake of a prolonged battle by the …
The area chosen for study is A. Mettur. The aim of the present investigation is to conduct a door to door survey about the location of the houses, socio-economic status of the people and the problems encountered using the water was done. Bore well, well, canal, lake and river water …
