Mysuru, June 15 -- The water released from the KRS and Kabini reservoirs eventually reaches Tamil Nadu's Mettur Dam. However, with both reservoirs witnessing poor inflows due to below-normal rainfall, storage at Mettur has also declined significantly.
Against its full reservoir level of 120 ft, Mettur was holding only 79.56 ft of water today. The drop has raised concerns in Tamil Nadu's Cauvery delta region, which depends heavily on Cauvery waters for irrigation across nearly 44,000 sq. km of agricultural land.
Farmers in these fertile districts are increasingly worried as inflows from Karnataka continue to weaken. While KRS depends largely on rainfall in Kodagu, the Kabini reservoir draws its strength from heavy monsoon showers in Kerala...