Nearly 2,000 irrigation tanks in Tamil Nadu going beyond 75% storage

The State has begun experiencing the beneficial interaction of the Northeast monsoon, which acceptable in on October 16. In the past 10 days, nearly 2,000 irrigation tanks successful the State saw their storage going beyond 75% of their capacity. 

As connected October 15, the full fig of tanks exceeding 75% successful retention was 2,622. But, arsenic on Saturday (October 25), it roseate to 4,556. About a twelvemonth agone (as connected October 21, 2024), the number of specified tanks was 3,197. Of 2,282 tanks that person present reached 100% storage, 396 were successful Kanniyakumari district, 266  in Tiruvannamalai, 243 successful Ranipet, 241 successful Madurai, 189 in Thanjavur, and 137 successful Villupuram.

Storage of irrigation tanks

Source: Water Resources Department

In the past 10 days, the highest emergence successful the fig of specified tanks was recorded by Villupuram at 131. This was followed by Madurai with 120 and Tiruvannamalai with 111. Chengalpattu and Kancheepuram, Chennai’s neighbouring districts, recorded the afloat storage in 50 and 62 tanks respectively.  

As regards 2,274 tanks whose retention was successful the scope of 76% to 99%, Kanniyakumari had 788 such tanks; Thanjavur – 263; Madurai – 220  : Pudukottai – 144 and Tenkasi – 109. Madurai, with 189 much tanks having the retention of 76% to 99%, topped the districts with the highest emergence successful the fig of tanks nether this category. It was followed by Kanniyakumari (122) and Thanjavur (95).  

With the monsoon expected to output higher rainfall this year, galore much tanks whitethorn interaction full level successful the coming weeks. When the retention of the tanks goes up, this people leads to amended groundwater table. Besides, farmers, who are enjoying escaped powerfulness supply, volition gully  less magnitude of groundwater.