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The southwest monsoon successful Kerala has brought successful anticipation for the farmers and wide nationalist successful 5 confederate districts of Tamil Nadu.
Vaigai dam, which is the main root for drinking and irrigation to 5 districts - Theni, Dindigul, Madurai, Sivaganga and Ramanathapuram, receives h2o from the Mullaiperiyar reservoir.
With not overmuch of rainfall successful the catchment country since the past 30 days, galore pockets successful the 5 districts turned similar a godforsaken and the channels and waterbodies remained dry.
On May 29, the Vaigai dam retention level stood astatine 20.51 feet (maximum level is 71 ft). Many farmers said that they had ne'er seen specified a debased retention since inception of the reservoir 68 years ago. The tallness of h2o astatine 20 ft was much oregon little muddy arsenic the silt was astatine 15 ft, they added.
Even the 5 cusecs of h2o released from the Vaigai dam was not acceptable for consumption.
Under specified circumstances, the southwest monsoon, which turned progressive immoderate 3 days agone successful Kerala, has travel arsenic a fillip to the farmers here.
Thanks to the dependable inflow successful the Mullaiperiyar dam, that from 110.80 ft. connected June 3, it has improved to 112.50 ft. successful the past 3 days. The inflow, which was 823 cusecs had besides improved to 1290 cusecs connected Tuesday. The discharge from the Mullaiperiyar was astatine 350 cusecs.
The retention level successful Vaigai dam excessively had crossed 24 ft. people with an inflow of 273 cusecs. With rainfall forecast predicted successful Theni, Dindigul and different parts successful the adjacent 24 hours, the farmers are successful an upbeat mood.
