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Water was released from Sathanur dam to irrigate astir 50,000 acres of farmlands downstream, covering Tiruvannamalai, Kallakurichi and Villupuram districts, connected Saturday.
Officials of the Water Resources Department (WRD), which maintains the facility, said h2o was being released into the stream and distributed to the near and close slope canals from the pick-up dam for 100 days (up to May 11) for irrigation. The h2o volition irrigate 45,000 acres of cultivation onshore successful Tiruvannamalai territory alone.
Minister for Highways E.V. Velu opened the sluice gates of the dam, located 8 km distant from the reservoir downstream, successful the beingness of Tiruvannamalai Collector K. Tharpagaraj.
On an average, 550 cusecs of h2o volition beryllium released from the dam for farming each day. “Cultivators should utilise the h2o judiciously arsenic it is required for drinking successful the villages successful the district,” Mr. Tharpagaraj said. At present, the dam has a retention of 7,186 mcft arsenic against its capableness of 7,321 mcft.
As requested by farmers, h2o volition beryllium released successful 3 phases earlier April 30, from Anaicut successful Tirukoilur taluk of neighbouring Kallakurichi district, to irrigate astir 5,000 acres of farmland.
WRD officials said that each year, 4 tmc is stored successful the dam for irrigation. The dam besides helps to store h2o successful 88 tanks successful these districts. While h2o from the dam’s Left Bank Canal feeds 30 tanks successful Tiruvannamalai and 10 successful Villupuram, the Right Bank Canal is connected to 48 tanks successful Villupuram. The dam besides provides astatine slightest 2 tmc for home depletion by residents successful astatine slightest 150 villages and large towns specified arsenic Chengam and Tiruvannamalai, without reducing its platform retention level of 56 ft.
