Water released from Bhavani Sagar dam for irrigation

Water has been released from Bhavani Sagar Dam in Erode for irrigation under Lower Bhavani Project (LBP) in Erode, Tirupur and Karur districts. Shutters of the dam were raised by Erode Collector Raja Gopal Sunkara to release water into the LBP canal. Chief Minister MK Stalin has ordered the release of water from the dam for 120 days from August 15 to December 13 for irrigation.Meanwhile, inflow into the Mettur dam remained critically low at 1,478 cusecs and has a depleting storage of 54 feet as against its full reservoir level of 120 feet on Tuesday.