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Alert sounded at Mettur Dam, water discharged

After 44 years, over two lakh cusecs of water was discharged from the Stanley Reservoir at Mettur into the Cauvery River due to heavy inflow into the dam. Authorities have issued flood alert in 11......

Now Pondicherry wants Karnataka to release water

With Karnataka barely being able to manage the demands of Tamil Nadu on the Cauvery water sharing issue, Pondicherry has now sought its share of water too. On Tuesday, Pondicherry asked Karnataka......

Karnataka releases over 12,000 cusecs into Cauvery

In good news for farmers of Cauvery delta region in Tamil Nadu facing a grim crop situation due to drought like condition, Karnataka has released over 12,000 cusecs of water into the inter-state......

Cauvery panel meet ends without compromise formula

The Cauvery monitoring committee, headed by Water Resources Secy DV Singh, met on Monday morning.The Tamil Nadu team, headed by Chief Secretary D Sarangi, said Karnataka should not deplete water in......

Cauvery row erupts; Jaya claims K'taka denying water

The Cauvery row erupted again on Saturday with Tamil Nadu accusing Karnataka of "unjustly utilising" the river water and demanding a meeting of Cauvery river authority to discuss the issue but the......

Dams' water storage a concern for power generation

The withdrawal of the monsoon is already delayed by over three weeks. This has benefited the kharif crops and raised hopes of good rabi sowing but has not managed to wipe out the shortage of water......

Dams full, good news for crops

Total water storage in the country's 76 major reservoirs is 50 per cent higher than last year's corresponding level despite poor post-monsoon and winter rains. This is viewed as a favourable......

People speak for mettur dam

QNA

Q. What are the sight-seeing places in and around mettur?
: A. mettur dam, park,temple madheswaran god,muniyappan temple,thermal power station more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/what-are-the-sight-seeing-places-in-and-around-mettur//answers/17990065

Q. u r from which city?
QnA Quiz: A. from the city of Mettur Dam more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/u-r-from-which-city/17990064/answers/6791754

Q. Which is the oldest existing surki mortar dam?
Chaitali Srivastava: A. Grand Anicut An anicut (a kind of small barrage) known as the Grand Anicut was constructed across Cauvery River by the kings of Chola dynasty some...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/which-is-the-oldest-existing-surki-mortar-dam/6762697/answers/15273152

Q. how many dams are there in tamilnadu and how many of them are power plants \'
Abdul RAhiman: A. Mallapriyar Dam:then we haveSholaiyur, Aliyur, Kadamparai and Mettur more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/how-many-dams-are-there-in-tamilnadu-and-how-many-of-them-ar/15273128/answers/14023039

Q. what is the name of mettur dam.. in tamil nadu
Dinesh C S: A. stanley reservoir more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/what-is-the-name-of-mettur-dam..-in-tamil-nadu/14017392/answers/11729408

Web results for Mettur Dam

Water level at Mettur hits 17-year low

The dam currently has a total storage of about 4.2 tmcft of water against its capacity of 93.5 tmcft. The water level at the Mettur Dam touched a... ...

http://newindianexpress.com/states/tamil_nadu/Water-level-at-Mettur-hits-17-year-low/2013/05/22/article1600476.ece

The parched bride

Dynasty, questing for water for his land; Prayed to the immortal Agasthya who Overturned his pot and made Cauvery flow Due East reaching fast... ...

http://week.manoramaonline.com/cgi-bin/MMOnline.dll/portal/ep/theWeekContent.do?programId=1073754900&contentId=14102881&BV_ID=@@@

Near-empty Mettur dam rules out kuruvai cultivation

Samba now depends on monsoon and Cauvery inflow With Mettur dam almost empty as on Saturday, there may not be any cultivation of kuruvai short-term... ...

http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/nearempty-mettur-dam-rules-out-kuruvai-cultivation/article4728104.ece

Solar-powered irrigation pumpset has its limitations, say farmers

Although Chief Minister Jayalalithaa's announcement on extending 80 per cent subsidy for 2,000 solar-powered pumpsets has elicited hearty... ...

http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Tiruchirapalli/solarpowered-irrigation-pumpset-has-its-limitations-say-farmers/article4724126.ece

9th May 2013

Shri V Subba Rao (Subbu Kutty) passed away on 7th May at his residence in Chennai. Cremation on 8th. Ph: 9884792747 GEETHA R. W/O (Late) S.... ...

http://www.thehindu.com/obituary/9th-may-2013/article4699088.ece

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Mettur Dam

News for Mettur Dam

Alert sounded at Mettur Dam, water discharged

Now Pondicherry wants Karnataka to release water

Karnataka releases over 12,000 cusecs into Cauvery

Cauvery panel meet ends without compromise formula

Cauvery row erupts; Jaya claims K'taka denying water

Dams' water storage a concern for power generation

Dams full, good news for crops

People speak for mettur dam

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