A flood alert was issued to 30 villages along the banks of the Thenpennai river in Tiruvannamalai on Wednesday, November 29, 2023, by the Water Resources Department (WRD), as 1,000 cuses of water is being released from the Sathanur dam, after its level reached 117.80 feet as against the total capacity of 119 feet.
This is the third time water is being released from the damsince October 13, when 850 cuses of water were released. This time, villages on the foothills of the Kalvarayan Hills including Lalpettai, Kattumannarkoil, Thattakudi, Mullakudi and Paruthikudi witnessed heavy rainfall. These villages come under the Tirukkoyilur, Vanapuram and Thandrampet taluks in Villupuram, Kallakurichi and Tiruvannamalai districts respectively.
“Water from Sathanur dam has been released around 9.30 a.m on Wednesday to maintain the storage level at 117 feet as per norms for November. In December, we can store water up to the dam’s full capacity of 119 feet,” B. Rajesh, Assistant Engineer, WRD (Sathanur Dam), told The Hindu.
