Tamil Nadu rains: Shutters of Mettur dam in Salem likely to be opened as water level increases
Zee News
The Salem district administration is expecting the dam to touch its Full Reservoir Level (FRL) of 120 feet by Tuesday evening.
Chennai: The administration of Tamil Nadu`s Salem district is likely to open the shutters of the Mettur dam on Tuesday as the water level is expected to increase to its optimum level. On Monday morning, the water level at the Stanley reservoir in Mettur dam touched 118 feet, with the inflow at 27,000 cusecs.
The district administration is expecting the dam to touch its Full Reservoir Level (FRL) of 120 feet by Tuesday evening.
Salem District Collector S. Karmegam, who visited the Mettur reservoir on Monday morning, told reporters that both the Krishna Sagar and Kabini reservoirs in Karnataka have attained their maximum level and the total discharge is 9,883 cusecs.
