A view of the Stanley Reservoir in Mettur in Salem district in Tamil Nadu in August this yr
| Photo Credit: LAKSHMI NARAYANAN E
After a spot of 11 years, Tamil Nadu’s realisation of Cauvery water throughout this yr’s southwest monsoon didn’t exceed the 50 tmc ft [thousand million cubic feet] mark. This yr’s realisation was 45.16 tmc ft,
As per the info obtainable for nearly the final 50 years (with Biligundulu being the reference level for measurement), this was the fifth event that the season’s realisation didn’t cross the mark.
During the water yr June 2012 – May 2013, the primary 4 months witnessed the State getting about 40.15 tmc ft. In reality, this yr’s realisation, 45.16 tmc ft, for the season was decrease than that of 2016-17 when the Cauvery dispute erupted in a giant approach. Seven years in the past, the State acquired about 53 tmc ft.
Since 1974, the bottom quantity of realisation for the monsoon was 24.82 tmc ft in 1987-88. In the 4 dangerous years, the State’s annual realisation different from 75.56 tmc ft in 2003-04 to 109.89 tmc ft the earlier yr. The figures for 1987-88 and 2012-13 have been 107.41 tmc ft and 100.44 tmc ft respectively.
Going by this pattern, the remaining eight months of the present water yr may even see a cumulative realisation, starting from round 72 tmc ft, as witnessed in 1987-88, to about 45 tmc ft, as observed in 2003-04.
As on Thursday, the water degree of the Mettur dam stood at 33.58 ft (full degree: 120 ft) with the storage being 9.025 tmc ft (capability: 93.47 tmc ft). Inflow was almost 1,000 cubic ft per second (cusecs) and the discharge, 5,200 cusecs.
Source: www.thehindu.com
