Water to be released from dams

Coimbatore: Water will be released from Aliyar dam here and Bhavanisagar dam in Erode district from June 6 and 7 respectively.
In a statement issued on Friday, chief minister Edappadi K Palaniswami said he had directed officials to release not more than 1,156 million cubic feet water for 146 days depending upon the storage and inflow. Water from Aliyar dam will be released into five old channels, benefiting 6,400 acres of agriculture lands in Anamalai.
As much as 241.92 million cubic feet water will be released from Bhavanisagar dam for 19 days. This will benefit 24,504 acres of agricultural lands in Gobichettipalayam, Bhavani and Andhiyur.