Mettur Dam reaches Full Capacity once again!
For the 41st time, the mettur dam has achieved its maximum capacity of 120 feet. The water level in the mettur dam has risen due to the intensity of the northeast monsoon in the Cauvery watershed areas. As a result, the Mettur Dam's water level hit 119 feet on september 9th. Meanwhile, the mettur dam was kept at 119 feet to avoid flooding in the delta districts caused by severe rainfall. The dam at Cauvery released a consistent amount of water.
In this context, the amount of water entering the mettur dam yesterday morning reduced to 12,236 cubic feet. The amount of water dumped into the Cauvery from the mettur dam was lowered to 100 cubic feet per second as a result. Meanwhile, the mettur dam began rising again yesterday morning, following heavy rains in the Cauvery catchment districts, and was receiving water at a rate of 22,000 cubic feet per second by 4 p.m.
Due to a rise in the volume of water flowing into the dam, the water level in the mettur dam reached 120 feet around 11:35 p.m. last night. The water level at the mettur dam hit a record 120 feet for the 41st time in its history. This morning, the dam was receiving water at a pace of 25,000 cubic feet per second. The dam's power plant and power station discharge 24,000 cubic feet of water into the Cauvery River. A little amount of water is escaping through the dam's 16 eye canals as a result of the dam overflowing. The dam's water balance is 93.47 TMC. The residents of the neighbourhood, who are aware that the mettur dam is overflowing, flock to the dam in great numbers.