The recent rain has increased the flow of water into the Mettur dam, and the quantum crossed 47,000 cusecs on Friday evening. According to official sources, perhaps this is the first time the dam is receiving such a huge inflow in May, at least in six decades.
According to officials of the Public Works Department, the water level at the dam increased from 112.77 feet at 8 a.m. to 113.66 feet at 4 p.m.
In the evening, the storage in the dam was 83,719 mcft and the inflow increased from 29,964 cusecs in the morning to 47,436 cusecs by 4 p.m. The discharge into the Cauvery was maintained at 1,500 cusecs.
