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Water released from Sathanur pick-up anaicut

Special Correspondent

Water released in left bank and right bank canal

— Photo: D. Gopalakrishnan

Water released from the Sathanur pick-up anaicut on Monday.

TIRUVANNAMALAI: Food Minister E.V. Velu and the Tiruvannamalai Collector Satyabrata Sahoo released water from the pick-up anaicut of the Sathanur Reservoir at Sathanur village in Tiruvannamalai district on Monday.

90 days

The Collector said that water was released both in the left bank canal and right bank canal, and the water release would be effected for a total of 90 days.

Benefit to farmers

The right bank canal would benefit an ayacut of 8449 hectares comprising 738 hectares in Thandrambattu taluk in Tiruvannamalai district and 7711 hectares in Sankarapuram taluk in Villupuram district, while the left bank canal would benefit an ayacut of 9600 hectares in Tiruvannamalai and Thandrambattu taluks in Tiruvannamalai district and Tirukkovilur taluk in Villupuram district.

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