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Water was released from Vattamalaikarai Odai reservoir successful Kangayam Taluk connected Sunday for irrigation of 6,043 acres wetted by 2 canals each moving to a 10-km length.
Minister for Information and Publicity M.P. Saminathan initiated the h2o merchandise successful the beingness of Lok Sabha MP of Erode constituency K.E. Prakash and elder officials of Water Resources Department.
The merchandise from the reservoir that gets h2o done the PAP Main Canal astatine times of surplus situations successful Thirumoorthy Dam fulfils drinking h2o needs of radical and the livestock arsenic well.
The h2o merchandise to beryllium maintained till February 7 with a spread of 10 days envisages utilisation of 51.84 mcft done the close and near flank canals catering to irrigational needs of farmers successful Uttamapalayam, Vellakovil, Lakkumanaickenpatti, Mulayampoondi and Puduppai villages.
The afloat capableness of the reservoir is 268.27 mcft and the existent retention is 75.89 mcft. The h2o level is astatine 13.42 feet against the maximum of 24.75 feet.
Constructed astatine Uthamapalayam colony successful Kangeyam taluk successful 1979, the reservoir is babelike connected surplus h2o from the Parambikulam-Aliyar Project and rainfall successful Palladam, Koduvai and Kangeyam.
In deference to the long-time request of the farmers, the WRD submitted a Detailed Project Report (DPR) past twelvemonth for diverting surplus h2o from Amaravathy Dam to Vattamalaikarai Odai reservoir.
The DPR envisages laying of a nexus canal from Amaravathy stream nether the pumping scheme, which was a canvass committedness of the ruling DMK party.
Under the project, surplus h2o volition beryllium drawn from the cheque dam crossed Amaravathi stream astatine Kambiliampatti colony located astir 4 km away, and diverting it done a pipeline to beryllium laid on the road, according to officials.
Though the dam was constructed during 1979 nether the PAP irrigation enlargement project, it remained adust till 2022-23 arsenic determination was nary accrual from its catchment areas.
Water from the 2 canals is utilised by farmers to rise adust crops specified arsenic gingelly, sunflower, groundnut, coconut, mango, drumstick and tamarind.
