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Tamil Nadu Assembly Speaker M. Appavu connected Saturday released h2o from Manimuthar and Papanasam Dams for the ‘pisanam’ paddy season, the district’s 2nd harvest play taken up each twelvemonth during the northeast monsoon.
The h2o to beryllium released from Papanasam Dam via 11 irrigation channels successful Tirunelveli and Thoothukudi districts volition beryllium sustained for 151 days i.e. till March 31, 2026 for nourishing paddy to beryllium raised connected 86,107 acres – 2,260 acres nether North Kodaimelazhagiyaan Channel, 870 acres nether South Kodaimelazhagiyaan Channel, 2,460 acres nether Nadhiyunni Channel, 12,500 acres nether Kannadiyan Channel, 6,000 acres nether Kodagan Channel, 9,500 acre nether Palayam Channel, 6,410 acre nether Tirunelveli Channel, each successful Tirunelveli district, 12,762 acre nether Marudhur Melakkal Channel, 7,785 nether Marudhur Keezhakkaal Channel, 12,760 nether Thenkaal Channel and 12,800 acre nether Vadakaal Channel inThoothukudi district.
The 35 cusecs of h2o being released from Manimuthar Dam successful Perunkaal Channel for 151 days – till March 31, 2026 – volition payment 2,756.62 acre successful 5 gross villages successful Ambasamudram taluk of Tirunelveli district.
“Since the quantum of h2o to beryllium released from the dams volition beryllium decided based connected the retention level and the rainfall successful catchment areas during the northeast monsoon, farmers should judiciously usage the water,” Mr. Appavu said.
Collector R. Sukumar, Palayamkottai MLA M. Abdul Wahab, president of Tirunelveli territory panchayat V.S.R. Jegadeesh and Superintending Engineer, Public Works Department, Sivakumar were present.
Due to merchandise of water, Dr. Sukumar appealed to the nationalist to instrumentality bath cautiously successful the stream and urged the bathers not to determination to the deeper portion of the perennial stream portion taking bath.
