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mettur dam news

Tamil Nadu govt unveils 134.83-crore package to boost kuruvai paddy cultivation

Farmers plant paddy seedlings in a field during the Kharif sowing season. (PTI)
Published on Jun 12, 2026 02:08 pm IST

Palaniswami urges TN govt to release Mettur Dam water for Delta crops

Palaniswami urges TN govt to release Mettur Dam water for Delta crops
Published on Feb 08, 2026 04:36 pm IST

SW monsoon: Stalin takes stock of preparations, announces opening of Mettur Dam on June 12

SW monsoon: Stalin takes stock of preparations, announces opening of Mettur Dam on June 12
Updated on Oct 06, 2025 08:45 pm IST

‘No water to release for Kuruvai crop’, says Tamil Nadu government

Farmers in Thanjavur, Thiruvarur, Nagapattinam, Pudukkottai and parts of Cuddalore district are likely to be affected and the Kuruvai crop this year will likely be planted only by those who have access to borewell water.
Published on Jun 06, 2019 11:37 pm IST

Lok Sabha elections 2019: In Tamil Nadu, BJP’s strategy is up against farm anger

In a region that has prided itself as the granary of Tamil lands for at least 2,000 years, agriculture remains central to the economy. But farmers claim their condition hasn’t been worse in living memory.
Updated on Apr 16, 2019 07:12 am IST

On new Karnataka reservoir over Cauvery, Tamil Nadu asks Supreme Court to step in

Cauvery river flowing through Mettur Dam in Tamil Nadu. Mekedatu is upstream of the Mettur reservoir in Tamil Nadu.
Updated on Nov 30, 2018 03:12 pm IST

Rainfall recedes, but nine Tamil Nadu districts still on flood alert

Tamil Nadu and Karnataka want to take no chances as neighbouring Kerala reels under unprecedented floods.
Updated on Aug 17, 2018 10:00 pm IST

Tamil Nadu CM says water can’t be released from Mettur Dam on June 12, announces package for farmers

Chief minister of Tamil Nadu, Edappadi K. Palaniswami .
Updated on Jun 08, 2018 01:57 pm IST

Can’t give more Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu, says Karnataka govt

Cauvery river flowing through Mettur Dam in Tamil Nadu. The Supreme Court has increased Karnataka's share of water and directed the state to release 177.25 tmc to Tamil Nadu on February 16, 2018.
Updated on May 08, 2018 03:04 pm IST