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Cauvery Water Discharge Floods Villages, Destroys Crops In Tamil Nadu
Low-lying villages along the banks of the Cauvery river and its tributary Bhavani in Tamil Nadu were inundated and crops submerged following heavy discharge of surplus water from Mettur dam, while people were shifted to safer locations.
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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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Tamil Nadu Releases Water From Mettur Dam For Irrigating Samba Crop
Tamil Nadu today opened the sluice gates of the Mettur Reservoir here to enable farmers take up cultivation of the samba paddy crop in the delta districts.
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Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa Orders Water Release From Mettur Dam For Samba Crops
With Mettur Dam witnessing steady inflows following Karnataka's release of water from the Cauvery River, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa today ordered opening its sluice gates for irrigating samba crops in the delta districts.
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Tamil Nadu To Approach Supreme Court To Get Cauvery Water For Samba Crop: Jayalalithaa
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa on Thursday said the state would soon file a petition in the Supreme Court to get its share of Cauvery water from Karnataka and announced a Rs 64.30 crore package to help delta farmers raise Samba crop if inflow from the neighbouring state to Mettur dam continued to be insufficient.
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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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DMK Chief Hits Out at Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Over Cauvery Issue
DMK chief M Karunanidhi today hit out at Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa over the Cauvery water issue and ridiculed her for going to Kodanadu in Nilgiris District.
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PMK Seeks Compensation for 'Ryots'
PMK today said the Tamil Nadu government's announcement that water from Mettur dam will not be discharged on June 12 as per the practice, has 'disappointed' farmers and demanded compensation for the 'ryots'.
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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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Water Released from Mettur Dam After Flood Alert
The sluice gates of the Mettur Reservoir were today thrown open for delta irrigation even as a flood alert was sounded with the water level touching 110 feet against the dam's maximum of 120 feet.
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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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Tamil Nadu Government Denies Drought Reports, Says Situation Under Watch
Tamil Nadu Revenue Minister R B Udhaya Kumar on Thursday informed the state Assembly that there is no drought in the state and that the situation is being closely monitored.
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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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Cauvery Water Discharge Floods Villages, Destroys Crops In Tamil Nadu
Low-lying villages along the banks of the Cauvery river and its tributary Bhavani in Tamil Nadu were inundated and crops submerged following heavy discharge of surplus water from Mettur dam, while people were shifted to safer locations.
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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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Tamil Nadu Releases Water From Mettur Dam For Irrigating Samba Crop
Tamil Nadu today opened the sluice gates of the Mettur Reservoir here to enable farmers take up cultivation of the samba paddy crop in the delta districts.
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Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa Orders Water Release From Mettur Dam For Samba Crops
With Mettur Dam witnessing steady inflows following Karnataka's release of water from the Cauvery River, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa today ordered opening its sluice gates for irrigating samba crops in the delta districts.
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Tamil Nadu To Approach Supreme Court To Get Cauvery Water For Samba Crop: Jayalalithaa
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa on Thursday said the state would soon file a petition in the Supreme Court to get its share of Cauvery water from Karnataka and announced a Rs 64.30 crore package to help delta farmers raise Samba crop if inflow from the neighbouring state to Mettur dam continued to be insufficient.
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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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DMK Chief Hits Out at Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Over Cauvery Issue
DMK chief M Karunanidhi today hit out at Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa over the Cauvery water issue and ridiculed her for going to Kodanadu in Nilgiris District.
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PMK Seeks Compensation for 'Ryots'
PMK today said the Tamil Nadu government's announcement that water from Mettur dam will not be discharged on June 12 as per the practice, has 'disappointed' farmers and demanded compensation for the 'ryots'.
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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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Water Released from Mettur Dam After Flood Alert
The sluice gates of the Mettur Reservoir were today thrown open for delta irrigation even as a flood alert was sounded with the water level touching 110 feet against the dam's maximum of 120 feet.
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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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Tamil Nadu Government Denies Drought Reports, Says Situation Under Watch
Tamil Nadu Revenue Minister R B Udhaya Kumar on Thursday informed the state Assembly that there is no drought in the state and that the situation is being closely monitored.
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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.
