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The Stanley Reservoir successful Mettur of Salem territory reached its afloat reservoir level (FRL) of 120 feet for the seventh clip this twelvemonth connected Monday (October 20, 2025), pursuing which 30,000 cusecs of surplus h2o was discharged into the Cauvery river.
Owing to dense rainfall successful the catchment areas successful Karnataka, the dam has been receiving important inflows successful caller days. An authoritative from the Water Resources Department said aft the reservoir attained its afloat level, the discharge was accrued to 20,000 cusecs done the dam’s powerfulness location and passageway powerfulness house.
Staff astatine the downstream barrages person been instructed to support the discharge levels without immoderate deviation. Irrigation discharge done the eastbound and westbound slope canals continued astatine 500 cusecs.
At 8 a.m. connected Tuesday (October 21), the inflow was 30,500 cusecs, portion the h2o level stood astatine 120 feet, the FRL of the dam. The retention was 93.47 tmc ft. against the dam’s capableness of 93.47 tmc ft.
Of the full discharge, 22,300 cusecs was released done the powerfulness houses, portion 7,700 cusecs was discharged done the 16-vent Ellis Saddle surplus sluices.
The authoritative said a flood alert has been issued to 11 districts successful the delta region, and residents successful low-lying areas person been advised to determination to safer locations.
