Mettur Dam: the Water Source for Tamil Nadu’s rice belt

Mettur Dam: the Water Source for Tamil Nadu’s rice belt

With poor monsoon, the release has been delayed this year and Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay will open water from dam on September 1, 2026

Tamil Nadu CM Vijay to release Mettur water for Cauvery Delta irrigation

Salem, Aug 31 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, C. Joseph Vijay, will open the Mettur dam on Tuesday to release water for irrigation in the Cauvery delta, even as inflow… Continue reading Tamil Nadu CM Vijay to release Mettur water for Cauvery Delta irrigation The post Tamil Nadu CM Vijay to release Mettur water for Cauvery Delta irrigation first appeared on Australia India News.

CM to open Mettur dam tomorrow for Cauvery irrigation - News Today

Salem, Aug. 31: Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay will open the Mettur Dam on Tuesday, September 1, releasing Cauvery water for irrigation in the delta region. The Tamil Nadu government has decided to release water for 45 days, subject to the reservoir’s storage and inflow. The Chief Minister is scheduled to travel from Chennai to Salem by a special flight in the morning and proceed by road to Mettur. The water-release ceremony is expected to be he…