Editorial In 68 yrs, Mettur dam attains full level twice in June

The Mettur Dam, also called as Stanley Reservoir, the lifeline for farmers in Cauvery Delta districts for irrigation, attained its full level of 120 ft today evening for the second time in the month of June, following which water was released from the dam prompting the authorities to issue flood alert to those living in Cauvery river beds.

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For the first time in 68 years, the water level has reached its full capacity twice in the month of June, officials said, bringing smiles on the faces of the farmers.

Thanks to copious inflow into the dam during the last two days due to heavy rains in catchment areas of Karnataka, the storage level filled up fast and reached its full level today evening.

As its reservoirs started filling to the brim, Karnataka released surplus waters in river Cauvery which reached the Mettur Dam.

As on today evening the total storage level in the Mettur Dam stood at 58,000 cusecs.