Even as rain subsides in Virudhunagar district, water release begins in Vembakottai dam

Even arsenic rainfall has subsided successful Virudhunagar district, Water Resources Department began to merchandise h2o from Vembakottai dam connected Wednesday evening aft issuing 3rd and last flood warning.

The full inflow of 600 cusecs was being discharged into Vaippar River to support a cushion of two-foot extent successful the dam anticipating much rainfall during the Northeast monsoon, according to Executive Engineer (Vaippar Basin) C. Malarvizhi.

As and erstwhile the extent of h2o touched 6.4 metres, the h2o merchandise began.

“Since, the interaction of Northeast monsoon is expected successful October and November, we person provided capable cushion successful the dam arsenic a precuation to look immoderate flash flood,” she added.

However, the Executive Engineer said that the released h2o would beryllium absorbed by Irukkankudi reservoir adjacent Sattur which has got lone 50% retention till date.

Ms. Malarvizhi said that the works of replacing the shutters successful Anaikuttam dam has been completed and 2.5 metres of extent of h2o has been stored successful the dam arsenic against its afloat extent of 7.5 metres.

“We anticipation to store h2o to the the maximum retention level during this monsoon,” she added.

Meanwhile, the 193.17 cusecs of h2o was being discharged from Periyar Pilavakkal dam. The h2o level successful the dam stood astatine 202.5 metres (the maximum level 204.5 metres) with an inflow of 193.25 cusecs.

Similarly, the full inflow of 147.94 cusecs of h2o was surplussing done the weir from Sasthakovil dam. The dam had the maximum retention of 36.47 mcft.

However, nary discharge is being made from different dams successful the district.

Water level successful different dams (in metres) recorded astatine 6 a.m. connected Wednesday: Kovilar dam 205.05 (212); Golwarpatti 59.5 (62.5), Anaikuttam 89.52 (95), Kullur Santhai 86.225 (87.565) and Irukkangudi 52.95 (54.85).

Rainfall: Kariyapatti recorded the highest rainfall of 39 mm successful the past 24 hours ending astatine 6 a.m. connected Wednesday.

Rainfall recorded successful different places (in mm): Aruppukottai 33.10, Tiruchuli 31, Virudhunagar and Kullur Santhai 30 mm each, Sivakasi 21, Watrap 12.20, Kovilar 8.8, Vembakottai 8.60, Periyar Pilavakkal 8.20, Rajapalayam 8, Sasthakovil 7 and Srivilliputtur 2.4 mm.