Over the past couple of weeks leeward plains of Tamil Nadu saw a break from thunderstorms as monsoon remained active. The much needed active phase of Monsoon saw copious inflows into the Cauvery basin bring Mettur to Full reservoir level. While we can feel happy about the water levels in dams the landslide over Wayanad…
Author: Chennaiyil Oru Mazhaikkaalam
Another year Mettur treated as a flood surplus reservoir
In less than 12 hours from the time this post goes live for the first time in 19 months Mettur will reach Full Reservoir Level. The mainstream media will carry about how it has reached FRL for the nth time in so many years etc. With the inflow expected to remain high today and tomorrow…
Break in Monsoon conditions on the cards
The Indian Summer Monsoon is often characterised by alternating phases of active monsoon and break in monsoon phases. In a paper co-authored by Dr M Rajeevan and Prof Sulochana Gadgil a clear protocol was established about these events. “Active and break events are defined as periods during the peak monsoon months of July and August,…
Cauvery fulfils her duty, time for people to step up
கெடுப்பதூஉம் கெட்டார்க்குச் சார்வாய்மற் றாங்கே எடுப்பதூஉம் எல்லாம் மழை. This couplet about rains by Thiruvalluvar holds good for River Cauvery as well. “Rain by its absence ruins men; and by its existence restores them to fortune.” if we replace the word rains with Cauvery the couplet will still convey its message effectively. In our blog posted dated…
Mettur all set to receive the best inflow of the season
Mettur dam the lifeline of Delta districts shares a few common things with the very famous Hoover Dam. Both these dams were constructed in similar periods during the 20th century. Hoover was built between 1931 and 1936 while Mettur was constructed between 1925 and 1934. Both have been built on rivers that have seen some…