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The h2o discharged from the Stanley Reservoir successful Mettur for delta irrigation will beryllium stopped connected Wednesday (January 28, 2026).
Every year, based connected the availability of h2o successful the Mettur Dam, h2o would beryllium discharged for delta irrigation from June 12, and it volition beryllium continued till January 28 for 230 days. In the past of Mettur Dam, h2o has been discharged from the dam for delta irrigation on June 12 for 20 times (including successful 2025). The dam has opened 61 times aft June 12, and 11 times earlier June 12. For canal irrigation, h2o is usually discharged from August 1 to December 15 for 137 days. Based connected availability, it volition beryllium opened earlier August 1 oregon later.
On June 12, 2025, Chief Minister M.K. Stalin opened h2o from the dam for delta irrigation. For canal irrigation, h2o was opened from the dam from July 1, 2025, owed to h2o availability and it continued till January 15, 2026.
Officials attached to the Water Resources Department said that connected Wednesday evening astatine 6 p.m., h2o discharge from the dam for delta irrigation volition beryllium stopped aft 230 days. For delta irrigation, from June 12, 2025, to January 26, 2026, a full of 221 tmc ft of h2o was discharged and 309 tmc ft of h2o was received.
For canal irrigation, usually 9.35 tmc ft of h2o volition beryllium discharged for 137 days. But this twelvemonth (July 1, 2025, to January 15, 2026), 8.06 tmc ft of h2o was discharged successful 198 days. Due to capable rain, h2o discharge for canal irrigation was aboriginal reduced. This twelvemonth (June 12, 2025, to January 26, 2026) the dam attained its afloat capableness of 120 feet 7 times. From the evening of January 28, h2o volition beryllium discharged for drinking h2o schemes betwixt 500 cusecs and 1,500 cusecs based connected demand, officials added.
On Tuesday (January 27, 2026), the dam’s h2o level stood astatine 93.18 feet against its afloat capableness of 120 feet. The retention level stood astatine 56.36 tmc ft against its afloat capableness of 93.47 tmc ft. Inflow into the dam reduced to 26 cusecs from Monday’s (January 26, 2026) inflow of 47 cusecs. The magnitude of h2o discharged from the dam into River Cauvery for delta irrigation reduced to 5,000 cusecs from 6,000 cusecs.
