Steps will be taken to provide maximum water to Tamil Nadu from Siruvani Dam considering the water shortage faced by Coimbatore city, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has said.
In a letter to Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin, Mr. Vijayan said on Monday that the water level in Siruvani Dam increased from 45 million litres per day (MLD) to 75 MLD on June 19 and to 103 MLD on June 20. According to the design of the dam, the maximum possible discharge level is 103 MLD. The Chief Minister also replied in the letter that soon the matter would be discussed in detail and a consensus arrived at.
Mr. Pinarayi’s statement was after Tamil Nadu Chief Minister’s letter on Sunday seeking Kerala’s intervention to maintain the storage of the Siruvani dam at full reservoir level to meet the water requirements of Coimbatore and its suburbs.