Chennai, May 31 (IANS) The prospects of opening the Mettur Dam on the customary date of June 12 for the commencement of kuruvai irrigation in Tamil Nadu’s Cauvery delta appear increasingly uncertain, owing to inadequate water storage and an unfavourable southwest monsoon forecast. Senior government officials indicated that the current storage level in the Mettur reservoir is far from adequate to support the traditional June 12 release.With the India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecasting …
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Tiruchi, May 18 (IANS) A sharp decline in storage levels at the Mettur reservoir has raised concerns over the future of kuruvai cultivation in Tamil Nadu’s Cauvery delta region, with farmers and agricultural experts warning that the customary release of water on June 12 now appears unlikely. The water level at the Mettur dam on Sunday stood at 79 feet, considerably lower than the 108 feet recorded during the corresponding period last year. Reservoir storage has also dropped significantly to 41…
Bengaluru, Jan 16 (IANS) Allaying fears of differences between the BJP and JD(S) in local body polls, Union Minister for Heavy Industries and Steel, H.D. Kumaraswamy, announced that there is no confusion about an alliance in the Bengaluru civic polls.Kumaraswamy made the statement while speaking at a meeting held at the party office in the presence of the party’s National President and former Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda on the Greater Bengaluru elections.He further stressed that party workers…