Water released from Bhavanisagar dam into LBP canal

Water was released from the Bhavanisagar dam into the Lower Bhavani Project (LBP) main canal astatine 8 a.m. connected Friday for the 2nd harvest season, benefiting 1.03 lakh acres crossed 3 districts.

Officials of the Water Resources Department said the merchandise would proceed until April 30, 2026. Water volition beryllium fto into the LBP main canal done the “odd”-numbered sluice gates and into the Chennasamudram canal done the “even”-numbered sluice gates. The proviso is expected to payment 1,03,500 acres of farmland successful Erode, Tiruppur and Karur districts.

The merchandise volition payment farmers successful the Sathyamangalam, Gobichettipalayam, Bhavani, Perundurai, Erode, Modakkurichi and Kodumudi blocks successful Erode district, the Kangayam artifact successful Tiruppur district, and the Aravakurichi artifact successful Karur district. Initially, 100 cusecs of h2o was released into the canal, which volition beryllium accrued successful phases to 2,200 cusecs. Water volition beryllium supplied for 67 days, with intermittent stoppages totalling 44 days.

At 8 a.m., the h2o level successful the dam was 97.11 feet, against the afloat reservoir level of 105 feet. The inflow was 154 cusecs, portion the discharge comprised 100 cusecs into the LBP canal, 800 cusecs into the Arakkankottai and Thadapalli canals, and 100 cusecs into the River Bhavani. The retention stood astatine 26.52 tmc ft, arsenic against the dam’s full capableness of 32.80 tmc ft.