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Water released from KRP Dam

Staff Reporter

KRISHNAGIRI: Water from the Krishnagiri Reservoir Project (KRP) Dam was released for the first crop from the right and left main canals on Sunday.

Minister for Municipal Administration and Rural Development K.P. Munusamy opened the sluice gates of the canals. Collector C.N. Maheshwaran was present.

Mr. Munusamy told reporters that a total of 9,012 acres of agriculture land in 16 villages would benefit for the next 150 days from June 19 through 26 irrigation tanks on the course of the canals.

He said that this was the first time the water from the dam was released ahead of schedule in the last 28 years. Good rain was expected this season and that would improve the storage of water bodies.

Hence, water for the second crop would also be released ahead of the schedule.

A total of 4,287 acres in the ayacut of right main canal and the small lakes on the way and 4,725 acres in the ayacut of left main canal and the lakes on its way would be irrigated.

Periyamuthur, Sundekuppam, Thimmapuram, Soutaalli, Thalialli, Kalvealli, Kundalapatti, Mittaalli, Erraalli, Penneswaramadam, Kaveripattinam, Balekuli, Marichettihalli, Nagojanaalli, Janapparuralli and Paiyur would benefit from the dam water.

Water would be released for 150 days.

Mr. Munusamy appealed to the farmers to use water judiciously so that the tail-end farmers would also get water.

Water level

Water level in the KRP Dam stood at 49.50 ft as against its full height of 52 ft.

Water released through both the canals was 150 cft per second.

The Minister also released water from the right and left main canals of Barur big lake for first crop to irrigate 4729.25 acres.

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