Flood warning sounded along Cauvery and Kollidam rivers

 A flood informing has been issued to radical surviving on the Cauvery and Kollidam rivers successful Tiruchi territory successful the aftermath of the dense rainfall forecast and the maximum retention level recorded astatine Mettur dam connected Tuesday.

Asking the people, particularly farmers and washermen, to workout caution portion venturing into the rivers, Collector V. Saravanan told The Hindu that the Mettur dam had reached its capacity. The Water Resources Department planned to discharge the full quantum of surplus inflow into the Cauvery. While capable travel would beryllium maintained connected the downstream of the Cauvery from the Upper Anicut (Mukkombu), determination was besides a anticipation of opening the sluices of the Kollidam from Mukkombu to discharge surplus water. The quantum of discharge of surplus h2o would beryllium upon the inflow into Mettur Dam.

“We are afloat prepared to look the concern arising retired of the dense rainfall forecast and the discharge of surplus h2o from Mettur dam. Officials of assorted departments person been asked to measurement up vigil to show the flood concern successful their areas,” Mr. Saravanan said.

There were immoderate low-lying areas successful Tiruchi metropolis and the district. Vigils would beryllium mounted successful Lalgudi and Pullampadi, which were identified arsenic low-lying areas successful the district. Considering the request of h2o for farmers of Tiruchi and delta districts, it had been decided to discharge the full travel of h2o astatine the Upper Anicut. However, if the discharge was dense from Mettur dam, the surplus h2o would beryllium discharged into the Kollidam, helium further said.

Many parts of Tiruchi and neighbouring areas successful the territory received mean to dense rainfall connected Tuesday. Tiruchi junction and airdrome recorded dense rain. Two bulls astatine Purathakudi adjacent Mannachanallur were killed successful a lightning strike. The incidental occurred erstwhile a thunderstorm deed the country connected Monday and lightning struck the bulls, sidesplitting them connected the spot.