Chennai, June 12 -- Bringing smiles on the faces of farmers in Cauvery delta districts, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin released the water from the Mettur for irrigation on the traditional date of June 12, Thursday.
This was for the 20th time in its nine-decade long history, the water was released from the dam on the scheduled date for Kuruvai crop cultivation, thanks to adequate storage level in the dam.
Mr Stalin opened the sluice gates of the Stanley Reservoir in Mettur and showered rose petals as waters gushed out of it, much to the joy of the farmers.
The release of water will help in irrigating 17.15 lakh acres of farm lands.
Initially 3,000 cusecs of water was released from the dam and the discharge would be stepped up
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