The latest updates, stories, and analysis from the Water Resources category.
Chennai, Sept 25 (BPNS) Tamil Nadu Water Resources Department would install a new shutter replacing the damaged shutter at the Parambikkulam dam in Palakkad at a cost of Rs 7 crore. Sources in the Tamil Nadu Water Resources Department told BPNS that the shutter will be replaced by the end of October. The department officials […]
Chennai, Sept 21 (BPNS) The Tamil Nadu Water Resources Organisation (WRO), has commenced the repair of the shutter of the Parambikkulam dam in the Palakkad district of Kerala. The shutter of the dam which is usually raised by 10 cm on Wednesday early morning opened for the entire height of 25 ft leading to a huge […]
Chennai, Sept 2 (BPNS) The Tamil Nadu Water Resources Department has issued a high alert along the banks of rivers Cauvery and Kollidam as almost all the reservoirs along the western ghats reaching their maximum capacity and catchment areas getting incessant rains. According to officials of the Western Ghats, the Stanley Reservoir, the Bhavani Sagar […]
Chennai, Sept 1 (BPNS) The Pambar dam of Tamil Nadu was half drained out on Thursday after the fourth shutter of the dam snapped open following an electrical glitch. The reservoir has a full capacity of 19.69 ft with 245 mc ft of water and it was drained to 100 mc ft of water due […]
Chennai, Aug 30 (BPNS) The Erode district administration in Tamil Nadu has sounded a flood alert to people living in the low-lying areas of the district as Stanley Reservoir in Mettur will be stepped up to 1.50 lakh cusecs. The discharge, according to district administration could be increased more and this could lead water to […]
Chennai, Aug 8 (BPNS) The Erode district administration has asked people living on the banks of river Bhavani in the district to be cautious and on alert as surplus water in Bhavanisagar is discharged. The water is discharged as heavy rains in catchment areas have led to an increase in water flow into the reservoir. […]
Chennai, Aug 7 (BPNS) With the Bhavanisagar reservoir releasing 1.89 lakhs cusecs of water on Saturday, the delta districts of Tamil Nadu are on high alert. Tamil Nadu water resource department officials told BPNS that of the 1.89 lakh cusecs of water released from the Bhavanisagar reservoir, 59,661 cusecs were released into the Cauvery river […]
Chennai, Aug 7 (BPNS) With the Bhavanisagar reservoir releasing 1.89 lakhs cusecs of water on Saturday, the delta districts of Tamil Nadu are on high alert. Tamil Nadu water resource department officials told BPNS that of the 1.89 lakh cusecs of water released from the Bhavanisagar reservoir, 59,661 cusecs were released into the Cauvery river […]
Chennai, Aug 6 (BPNS) With the average inflow into the Bhavanisagar in the last 24 hours increased to 19000 cusecs, about 25000 cusecs surplus water was released into the Bhavani river on Saturday. People of the area are warned against entering the Bhavani river. While the Full Reservoir Level (FRL) of Bhavanisagar is 105 feet, […]
Chennai, Aug 2 (BPNS) The Water Resources Department of Tamil Nadu has issued first and second flood warnings to people living on the banks of river Vaigai as water level in raises and touched 69 feet on Tuesday in the Vaigai dam. An official with the Water Resources Department told BPNS that once the water level touches […]