Latest Kuruvai Irrigation News & Updates

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 …