Mettur dam level 91.74 feet

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Press Trust of India Salem (TN)
Last Updated : Jan 01 2016 | 4:02 PM IST
Water level in the Mettur Dam today stood at 91.74 feet against the maximum of 120 feet.
The inflow into the reservoir stood at 427 cusecs and the outflow 12,600 cusecs, PWD officials said.
The storage in the dam was 54.662 tmc against the capacity of 93.4 tmc.
The officials said during the year so far the dam had received 144 tmc from Karnataka against stipulated 177 tmc.
They also said the water release for irrigation, usually closed on January 28, might be extended this year.

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First Published: Jan 01 2016 | 4:02 PM IST

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