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Chennai, July 20 (IANS) A weak southwest monsoon, poor inflows into major reservoirs and prolonged heatwave conditions have sharply reduced hydel power generation in Tamil Nadu this year, increasing the state’s dependence on expensive electricity purchases from the power exchange to meet rising demand. Official data shows that between April 1 and July 17, Tamil Nadu generated only 751.034 million units (MU) of hydel power, nearly half the 1,509.549 MU produced during the corresponding period l…