There is a month left before the southwest monsoon officially withdraws. But Tamil Nadu, for which this is not even the primary monsoon, is enjoying a bountiful monsoon with 90% surplus rainfall (as on September 2). While this has had a cascading effect on the State’s major reservoirs that are fast filling up, concerns about crop damage and optimum use of surplus water cannot be brushed aside.
Persistent rainfall over most districts has meant that 90 reservoirs are nearly at 88.70% of their capacity. Nearly 18 districts have registered more than 100% excess rainfall this monsoon.
August this year turned out to be a record-breaking month. Meteorologists said this was the third rainiest August in 122 years as the State received 93% more rain than its monthly average. The copious flow in the Cauvery had set a new record of water realisation from Karnataka, with the quantum crossing 200 thousand million cubic feet (tmc ft).
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