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Water from Vaigai dam was released connected Wednesday to the 58 canal strategy areas successful Dindigul and Madurai districts for irrigation purposes.
Theni Collector Ranjeet Singh, Theni MP Thanga Tamil Selvan, Usilampatti MLA P. Ayyappan released h2o from the dam successful the beingness of the Public Works Department officials. The h2o would capable implicit 30 irrigation tanks successful Usilampatti taluk of Madurai territory and Nilakottai taluk of Dindigul district.
As per a authorities order, 300 mcft of h2o would beryllium released astatine a complaint of 150 cusecs per day, depending connected the dam’s retention and h2o flow.
A full of 2,285 acres of cultivation onshore successful the 2 districts: 1,912 acres successful Usilampatti and 373 acres successful Nilakottai would person the h2o for irrigation purposes. Water needs of farms, livestock and drinking purposes volition beryllium fulfilled.
The authorities urged the farmers of Madurai and Dindigul districts to usage the h2o judiciously with due h2o absorption and get precocious yields.
Water from the dam is usually released erstwhile the level touches 69 feet (the maximum level is 71 ft.). The farmers of Usilampatti and Nilakottai had urged the authorities to merchandise the h2o from the dam to the 58 canal strategy irrigation areas. Accordingly, h2o was released from the dam. The h2o merchandise volition besides assistance replenish groundwater.
On October 27, h2o from Vaigai dam was released for the ayacut areas of Madurai, Ramanathapuram, and Sivaganga districts. A full of 1,824 mcft of h2o was released for irrigation purposes. The h2o volition beryllium released till November 13.
The h2o merchandise volition payment astir 1,36,109 acres of cultivation onshore successful the 3 districts. The Water Resources Department officials person cautioned the radical surviving adjacent the stream banks successful the 5 districts of Theni, Dindigul, Madurai, Sivaganga, and Ramanathapuram to enactment harmless and beryllium alert.
