Tamil NaduThursday, 27 August 2026·Hindu Tamil Thisai
Mettur dam inspection ahead of Cauvery delta irrigation release on Sept. 1, 2026
Tamil Nadu ministers and officials inspected Mettur dam as water release for Cauvery delta irrigation was announced for Sept. 1, 2026.
Key highlights
Direct fact
In August 2026, Tamil Nadu officials inspected Mettur dam in Salem district after the Chief Minister announced that Cauvery delta irrigation water would be released on September 1, 2026.
Key specifics
- Water release for Cauvery delta irrigation is normally done on June 12 every year, but it was not opened this year due to insufficient storage.
- Transport Minister Parthiban inspected the dam, while Collector Ilambagavath and West Zone IG Ramya Bharathi led the earlier review.
- The dam’s water level stood at 89.01 feet and storage at 51.52 TMC, with inflow at 8,827 cusecs in the evening.
- About 2,000 cusecs of water was being released for drinking water needs from Mettur dam.
- Security checks covered the right and left banks, the 16-shutter sluice, the upper-level shutter power section, and the dam park.
Exam lens
TNPSC geography and administration question type: Mettur dam, Cauvery delta irrigation, 89.01 feet, 51.52 TMC, 16-shutter sluice, September 1, 2026 — a likely one-liner on Tamil Nadu water management.