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Ryots sceptical of bumper kuruvai as Mettur depletes
Farmers’ joy over surpassing this year’s kuruvai cultivation target short-lived as water level in Stanley reservoir has gone down below 57 feet
Call tripartite meeting before opening Mettur, say farmers
1 Jun 2023 1:38 AMThe farmers wanted the desilt works to be expedited and completed before the opening of Mettur dam for irrigation.
2020 to be happy year for TN water managers
14 Dec 2019 9:20 PMThe year 2020 is all set to be a comfortable year for Tamil Nadu water managers as the overall storage level in TN reservoirs has been encouraging,...
Sarbanga lift irrigation project to be completed in 11 months
4 March 2020 9:16 PMChief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami laying the foundation stone for Rs 565 crore Sarbanga lift irrigation project that envisages filling up of over...
Flow from Kallanai raises hopes of record harvest, says Food Minister
16 Jun 2020 9:17 PMCauvery water from Mettur reached Kallanai (the Grand Anicut) at 12 noon on Tuesday and it was released for irrigation in Delta. While opening the...
Plea to declare moratorium on farm loans
16 Jun 2020 11:24 PMFarmers from Cauvery Delta region, who expressed happiness on the release of water from Mettur on the customary date, urged the government to write...
Rains raise farmers’ hopes of rich samba harvest, like kuruvai
7 Nov 2020 12:23 AMThe release of water from Mettur and the continuous flow of water in the Cauvery along with widespread rainfall, the samba cultivation is expected to...
Thirumalai Samudram farmers seek water from Mettur to save crops
11 March 2021 9:38 PMFarmers from Thirumalai Samudram and adjacent villages urged the state to release water to save the standing crops aged up to 70 days. Over 1,000...