Mettur dam reaches its full capacity of 120ft
To ensure dam's safety, water is being released downstream and into lakes.
As the dam attained its full capacity, minister of tourism R Rajendran released water to the lakes from the Thippampatti Water Supply Station and through the 16 surplus vents directed downstream.
While addressing reporters, the minister said chief minister M K Stalin instructed the diversion of surplus water to projects such as ponds, lakes, and Sarabanga to promote water conservation.
"The Tamil Nadu government has initiated a project to supply water to dry lakes in the Sarabanga basin of Salem district through irrigation from the Mettur dam, with an estimated cost of Rs 673.88 crore," the minister said.
He said under this initiative, when the Mettur dam reaches its full capacity of 120 feet, surplus water will be released to fill 82 lakes and ponds via the Thippampatti main irrigation station, Vellalapuram sub-irrigation station, and Kannanderi sub-irrigation station.
"Currently, the work to supply water to 57 lakes has been completed," Rajendran noted, adding that through this project, 356 million cubic feet of water will be redirected, 3,364 acres of land will be irrigated, and drinking water will be supplied.
This has resulted in the filling of 11 lakes managed by the water resources department, two municipal lakes, three township lakes, and 41 panchayat union lakes across 32 villages in the Mettur, Omalur, Edappadi, and Sankari taluks.
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