Bhavanisagar Dam nearing full capacity

With an inflow at over 8,000 cusecs on Thursday, the water level at the Bhavanisagar Dam is inching closer to the full reservoir level (FRL) of 105 feet.At 2 p.m., the inflow into the reservoir was 8,

With an inflow at over 8,000 cusecs on Thursday, the water level at the Bhavanisagar Dam is inching closer to the full reservoir level (FRL) of 105 feet.

At 2 p.m., the inflow into the reservoir was 8,067 cusecs while the water level stood at 104.23 feet. The storage was 32.15 tmc ft against the total capacity of 32.800 tmc ft. Surplus water of 9,800 cusecs was discharged into River Bhavani while 1,800 cusecs was discharged into Lower Bhavani Project canal.

The discharge into Kalingarayan Canal and Arakankottai-Thadapalli canals was stopped due to rain.