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The rising h2o travel successful the Kollidam has caused erosion of its bund astatine 2 places adjacent Yatri Nivas successful Srirangam.
Heavy discharge of h2o successful the stream successful the past fewer days and rainfall were said to the reasons. The bund has been dislodged for a magnitude of astir 15 metres owed to beardown h2o current. The bund seems to beryllium weak. There is simply a anticipation of further erosion arsenic the Water Resources Department has stepped up the discharge of h2o successful the river. This posed a hazard to the adjacent helipad, which was precocious laid for the landing of helicopters carrying VVIPs to Srirangam.
The section began discharging surplus h2o from the Upper Anicut (Mukkombu) successful the Kollidam connected Wednesday. The discharge, which was 27,585 cusecs connected Wednesday, went up to 40,405 cusecs connected Thursday. It was 35,835 cusecs connected Friday.
According to sources, the h2o level is apt to emergence arsenic the outflow from the Mettur dam roseate to 57,941 cusecs connected Friday evening.
“The bund is anemic astatine assorted locations. If the discharge increases beyond 1 lakh cusecs, the h2o existent volition origin heavy erosion,” says M. Muthuvel, a section resident.
Another nonmigratory said that the Water Resources Department officials should sojourn the spot instantly to instrumentality banal of the situation. Steps should beryllium taken to reenforce the bund immediately.
