The first month of Southwest Monsoon season 2026 has come to an end. The cumulative inflow in the Cauvery Basin dams of Karnataka for the month was just 4.1 TMC. This is the 5th lowest ever inflow during the month of June in more than half a century. One look at the district wise rainfall…
Category: Cauvery
Cauvery Basin benefits from early season flourish
Cauvery is not just a river for lakhs and lakhs of farmers of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. It is a life line. During times of drinking water crisis both the sister cities of South India, Bengaluru and Chennai, have taken the help of Cauvery. But it is also essential to mention Cauvery basin in the…
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…
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…