More water likely to drain into Bay of Bengal from Vaigai river

We are getting 2,000 cusecs to 3,000 cusecs of additional flow at Parthibanur regulator: PWD

With the flow of water in the Vaigai being on the higher side in Ramanthapuram district and most of the tanks in Vaigai old ayacut, including the Big Tank, having comfortable storage, draining of flood water into the Bay of Bengal has become inevitable.

Though the surplus of 7,300 cusecs released from Vaigai dam on Wednesday morning was reduced to 5,000 cusecs in the evening, the heavy rainfall reported in the last two days downstream the dam has added to the water discharged through the river.