Water will be released from the Periyar Dam for the first crop in the double cropping area of Cumbum valley on June 2, according to PWD sources.
The State Government has been releasing water in the first week of June for the second consecutive year.
Even as the PWD recommended for release of water on June 1, it did not receive any order till May 31 to release water from the dam on June 1.
Storage level in the dam this June was more comfortable when compared to last year.
Even as the storage level was just 113.8 feet, water was released on June 1 in 2014.
Before that, water was released as per schedule (June 1) only in 2008. After that, water was released only during the second and third week of June owing to poor storage.
Heavy summer showers and early onset of South West monsoon had increased the storage level of the dam substantially this year.
Water level stood at 117 feet. Entire inflow of 100 cusecs was discharged into the Periyar river.
Storage was 2,087 mcft. Water level stood at 45.8 feet in Vaigai dam and the inflow was 92 cusecs. The discharge was 60 cusecs. Storage was 1,489 mcft.
