Outflow increased to 65,000 cusecs in Mettur dam

Salem: The public works department has increased the water released from the Mettur dam from 60,000 cusecs to 65,000 cusecs from Saturday morning as the inflow to the dam is set to increase.
“The central water commission (CWC) officials at Biligundlu in Krishnagiri district, the entry point of the Cauvery in Tamil Nadu, confirmed that the inflow has crossed 70,000 cusecs on Saturday morning.
The water would reach the Mettur dam on Sunday,” said a PWD official, adding that the entire inflow was released as the dam had already reached its full capacity of 120ft.
Officials are on duty round the clock at the dam’s east and west bank canals to monitor the water flow.
“We directed about 2,000 fishermen in Mettur to avoid fishing,” the official said.
A fisherman, S Muniappan, said they received strict orders from PWD officials stop fishing activities for some days and we stayed indoors as per the instructions.