Tourists banned from bathing at Kodiveri anicut

Following dense rainfall successful Sathyamangalam and Gobichettipalayam taluks that caused flooding astatine the Kodiveri anicut, the Public Works Department (PWD) connected Thursday (October 9, 2025) banned tourists from bathing astatine the waterfall.

Moderate rainfall connected Wednesday nighttime (October 8, 2025) led to a crisp emergence successful the Bhavani River’s inflow, resulting successful a ample measurement of h2o astatine the anicut. As a information measure, the PWD temporarily prohibited bathing and introduction into the water. Officials said astir 1,600 cusecs of h2o were being discharged from the anicut, built crossed River Bhavani.

The territory recorded a full rainfall of 191.20 mm. Gunderipallam Dam received the highest astatine 86.20 mm, followed by Bhavanisagar Dam (42.80 mm), Nambiyur (24 mm), Sathyamangalam (22 mm), and Kodiveri anicut (16.20 mm).