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Farmers Celebrate As Tamil Nadu Releases Mettur Water On Due Date
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin released waters from the Mettur Dam today to irrigate the delta region. The water would help the Kuruvai crop across the 12 delta districts including Thanjavur, Nagapattinam and Tiruvarur.
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Tamil Nadu's Mettur Dam Close To Full Water Level For Second Time
The water level in Mettur dam reached its maximum of 120 feet today, the second time since July 23, following heavy discharge of water from Karnataka reservoirs.
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Relief Package Annouced For Tamil Nadu Farmers; Mettur Dam Faces Water Shortage
The Tamil Nadu government expressed its inability to release water from the Mettur dam today for the 'kuruvai' (short-term) paddy cultivation in the delta districts of the state, but announced a Rs 115 crore package to help farmers take up cultivation using available water resources.
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Cauvery Crisis: Crop Fails, Tamil Nadu Farmer Commits Suicide
70-year-old Govindaraj, a farmer in Tamil Nadu's Salem district, sowed paddy hoping the Cauvery waters would irrigate his four-acre field.
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Jayalalithaa Orders Release Of Water From Mettur Dam
In view of delayed farming in parts of Cauvery delta and the 'Mahamaham' festival in Kumbakonam next month, Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa today directed release of 6000 cusecs of water from Mettur Dam from January 28 to February 25.
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One Killed, 15 Injured in Bus-Two Wheeler Collision in Salem
A two wheeler rider was crushed to death and 15 bus passengers injured, one of them seriously, after the vehicle rammed it near Mettur dam and fell into a 25 foot gorge today, police said.
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Tamil Nadu: First Flood Alert Issued as Mettur Dam Water Level Reaches 110 Feet
With the water level of Mettur Dam touching 110 feet against its maximum of 120 feet due to heavy inflows, officials today issued the first flood warning for 12 districts downstream.
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Government to increase power supply in delta region
With low water levels at Mettur dam, which caters to the delta farmers, and Karnataka not releasing Tamil Nadu's due share of water for the month of June, the government today announced increasing the three-phase power supply for motor pumps in delta region to take up 'kuruvai' crop.
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Water level in Mettur dam at 79.26 feet
The water level in the Mettur dam stood at 79.26 feet against its capacity of 120 feet.
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Delayed monsoon: Saving Tamil Nadu's crops
The hide and seek game by the south west monsoon could play havoc with the delta farmers in Tamil Nadu.
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Farmers Celebrate As Tamil Nadu Releases Mettur Water On Due Date
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin released waters from the Mettur Dam today to irrigate the delta region. The water would help the Kuruvai crop across the 12 delta districts including Thanjavur, Nagapattinam and Tiruvarur.
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Tamil Nadu's Mettur Dam Close To Full Water Level For Second Time
The water level in Mettur dam reached its maximum of 120 feet today, the second time since July 23, following heavy discharge of water from Karnataka reservoirs.
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Relief Package Annouced For Tamil Nadu Farmers; Mettur Dam Faces Water Shortage
The Tamil Nadu government expressed its inability to release water from the Mettur dam today for the 'kuruvai' (short-term) paddy cultivation in the delta districts of the state, but announced a Rs 115 crore package to help farmers take up cultivation using available water resources.
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Cauvery Crisis: Crop Fails, Tamil Nadu Farmer Commits Suicide
70-year-old Govindaraj, a farmer in Tamil Nadu's Salem district, sowed paddy hoping the Cauvery waters would irrigate his four-acre field.
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Jayalalithaa Orders Release Of Water From Mettur Dam
In view of delayed farming in parts of Cauvery delta and the 'Mahamaham' festival in Kumbakonam next month, Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa today directed release of 6000 cusecs of water from Mettur Dam from January 28 to February 25.
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One Killed, 15 Injured in Bus-Two Wheeler Collision in Salem
A two wheeler rider was crushed to death and 15 bus passengers injured, one of them seriously, after the vehicle rammed it near Mettur dam and fell into a 25 foot gorge today, police said.
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Tamil Nadu: First Flood Alert Issued as Mettur Dam Water Level Reaches 110 Feet
With the water level of Mettur Dam touching 110 feet against its maximum of 120 feet due to heavy inflows, officials today issued the first flood warning for 12 districts downstream.
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Government to increase power supply in delta region
With low water levels at Mettur dam, which caters to the delta farmers, and Karnataka not releasing Tamil Nadu's due share of water for the month of June, the government today announced increasing the three-phase power supply for motor pumps in delta region to take up 'kuruvai' crop.
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Water level in Mettur dam at 79.26 feet
The water level in the Mettur dam stood at 79.26 feet against its capacity of 120 feet.
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Delayed monsoon: Saving Tamil Nadu's crops
The hide and seek game by the south west monsoon could play havoc with the delta farmers in Tamil Nadu.
