Water level on the rise in Stanley Reservoir

Inflow into the Cauvery crosses 35,000 cusecs in Hogenakkal

Water level in Stanley Reservoir in Mettur rose by 3.34 ft in the last 24 hours ending Wednesday evening, following heavy discharge from the reservoirs in Karnataka over the last few days.

The water level that stood at 66.21 ft on Tuesday evening, rose to 69.55 ft on Wednesday evening, as against the full reservoir level of 120 ft.

The realisation of water in River Cauvery at Mettur further rose to 34,424 cusecs on Wednesday evening, compared to 30,964 cusecs on Tuesday. It may be recalled that the inflow was a meagre 1,533 cusecs on Monday.

Nandi statue

Whenever the water level in Stanley Reservoir goes down, the massive Nandi statue of Sri Jalakandeshwarar Temple of Nayampadi village and the impressive twin towers of a church, which stood in the villages that were acquired for the construction of the dam, used to be seen above the water level.

With the water level rising above 69 ft, both the monuments are gradually getting submerged. Water is up to the neck of Nandi statue and up to the mantle of the twin towers.

Staff Reporter from Dharmapuri adds

Meanwhile, the inflow into the Cauvery at Hogenakkal crossed 35,000 cusecs on Wednesday. From 30,000 cusecs on Wednesday morning, the inflow touched 35,000 cusecs in the evening at Biligundulu.

The flood alert, suspension of coracle operations and the ban on the entry of tourists at the falls continued for the fourth day.

Revenue authorities, Fire and Rescue Services personnel and the police continued to monitor tourists’ movement near the river.