
Water released from Pilloor reservoir
The Hindu
Dam reaches full reservoir level of 97 ft.
Following the rain on Thursday, District Collector G.S. Sameeran announced that water from the Pilloor dam was released in the early hours of Friday. In a tweet, he said that Pilloor dam near Mettupalayam reached its full reservoir level (FRL) of 97 feet by 2.30 a.m. on Friday, following which the water was released at an outflow of 14,000 cusec. Around 150 persons on the banks of River Bhavani were evacuated late on Thursday, he said, adding that there were no damages following the water release. Mr. Sameeran also announced that the Sholayar dam reached its FRL of 160 feet at 2 p.m. on Friday and the surplus water flowed to the Parambikulam dam.More Related News

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