Water released from Vaigai dam
The Hindu
This will irrigate the first crop in the double crop region of Madurai and Dindigul
Water for irrigating the first crop in the double crop region of Madurai and Dindigul districts was released from the Vaigai dam in the first week of June after a gap of more than 10 years. Cooperation Minister I. Periyasamy, Minister for Commercial Taxes and Registration P. Moorthy, and Finance Minister P. T. R. P. Thiagarajan on Friday released water from the dam to irrigate 45,041 acres of the ayacut of the Periyar irrigation system. Water from the dam will be released for a total of 120 days. For the first 45 days, 900 cusecs of water will be released continuously. In the remaining 75 days, water will be released based on turn system.More Related News
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