Krishnagiri: Tamil Nadu government has instructed officials from the Water Resources Department (WRD) to release water from the Krishnagiri Reservoir Project (KRP) dam for irrigation in the district, starting today.
In a press release on Tuesday, WRD announced that water from the dam will be released from December 18 to April 16, 2025. It will benefit 9,012 acres of agricultural land across 16 villages in the district over the next 120 days, it added.
The water will be used to irrigate 4,287 acres in the right main canal area and approximately 4,725 acres in the left main canal area. Villages such as Periyamuthur, Sundekuppam, Thimmapuram, Soutaalli, Thalialli, Kalvealli, Kundalapatti, Mittaalli, Erraalli, Penneswaramadam, Kaveripattinam, Balekuli, Marichettihalli, Nagojanaalli, Janapparuralli, and Paiyur will also benefit from this water supply.