Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa on Sunday ordered the opening of Periyar and Amaravathi dams for irrigation use in Theni, Tirupur and Karur districts.
In an official release, she ordered the release of water from Periyar dam for irrigation of single crop lands under the PTR and Thanthai Periyar channels in Cumbum Valley in Theni District, benefitting 5,146 acres.
She also ordered the opening of Amaravathi dam which would irrigate 54,637 acres in Tirupur and Karur districts under the new and old ayacut areas.
