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Tillers’ will: Braving rain, a farmer ploughs his field at Sattakaranpatti near Dindigul on Tuesday. THENI: Torrential rain has affected paddy harvesting in some areas of the Cumbum Valley. The inflow into the Periyar Dam in Thekkadi and other major dams in the district is increasing. The level at Sothuparai Dam near Periyakulam has risen to 75.79 feet on Tuesday. The dam recorded 95 mm, the highest amount of rainfall recorded in the district. Periyar Dam received the lowest, 19 mm. There was moderate increase in storage level in Periyar Dam. The level touched 131.6 feet (permissible level 136 feet). Inflow has been scaled up to 2,736 cusecs compared to 2,204 cusecs on Sunday. The discharge was 1,644 cusecs. With the operation of second turbine at the power generation unit at Lower Camp near Gudalur, the Public Works Department could draw only 525 cusecs through giant pipes and the rest through Iraichal bridge. Power generation was just over 30 MW compared to optimum generation of 42 MW by two generators. Two out of the four generators were paralysed owing to a snag. The level stood at 48.69 feet in Vaigai Dam. But inflow into the dam has almost doubled. The dam received 3,615 cusecs. The discharge was 1,591 cusecs, meant for irrigation in Dindigul and Madurai districts, and for drinking water to Madurai city. Manjalar Dam has 32 feet of water with an inflow of 204 cusecs. First crop affectedIncessant rain has affected harvesting of the first crop of double cropping area in Cumbum Valley. At Gudalur, only 25 per cent of standing crops has been harvested so far. Farmers in other parts of the valley have expedited harvesting to reduce loss, as rain-soaked paddy will not attract buyers. Shortage of labour and harvesting machines have added to the agony of farmers in the valley. Rainfall recorded in various places (in mm): Periyar Dam 19, Tekkadi 20, Gudalur 28, Shanmuganadhi 61, Uthamapalayam 37, Veerapandi 33, Vaigai Dam 90, Manjalar Dam 76 and Sothuparai Dam 95. Incessant rains at several places since Tuesday morning has disrupted routine life in Dindigul.
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