Mettur dam level reaches full capacity

SALEM: Water level at Mettur dam reached the Full Reservoir Level of 120 feet on Tuesday night due to steady inflow of over 2000 cusecs in the last few days. The level reached the full capacity twice in 2024.

Mettur dam is the source for the agrarian community in 12 districts in Cauvery delta region as well as for drinking water in 22 districts including Salem, Namakkal and Erode.

According to sources, the level reached full capacity on July 30 and August 12 in 2024 respectively. With rain lashing the delta districts, Public Works Department (PWD-Water Resources) officials reduced the discharge to 500 cusecs. According to sources, water level in the dam on Tuesday morning reached 119.97 feet and the dam is receiving 2,875 cusecs of water.