Mettur water flows past Mukkombu
The Hindu
Kuruvai paddy is expected to be raised on about 5.21 lakh acres
TIRUCHI Water released in the Cauvery river from the Stanley Reservoir in Mettur for irrigation in delta areas reached the Upper Anicut (Mukkombu) on the outskirts of Tiruchi on Tuesday morning. Chief Minister M.K.Stalin had lifted the shutters of the Mettur Reservoir on June 12, the scheduled date for annual opening of the dam for irrigation. Kuruvai paddy is expected to be raised on about 5.21 lakh acres, including in the core delta districts of Thanjavur, Tiruvarur, Mayiladuthurai and Nagapattinam districts, utilising the water.More Related News