A total of 117 tanks maintained by the Public Works Department (PWD) across Vellore district have filled up so far. The PWD maintains a total of 519 tanks in the district.
Of this, water level has reached the full storage capacity in 117 tanks – 25 each in Katpadi and Walajah taluks, 20 in Arcot, 15 in Nemili, seven in Tirupattur, five each in Anaicut and Vaniyambadi, four in Gudiyatham, three each in Vellore, Ambur and Arakkonam and two in Pernambut, according to a press release.
Another 46 tanks had 75% water, while 58 tanks were half filled. The remaining 298 tanks had less than 25% water.
The 519 tanks have a total capacity of 11,395.01 mcft. The present water level in these tanks stood at 3,100 mcft, which accounts for 27.20%, the release said.
