Coimbatore: Head of Minister M Stalin on Tuesday wrote to Kerala’s colleague Pinarayi Vijayan, who asked him to increase the supply of the Siruvani Dam to increase the supply of drinking water to the city of Coimbatore.
The Kerala Department of Irrigation has supplied less water in recent years rather than the specified amount, resulting in a lack of water in the city of Coimbatore, the letter said.
“The department maintains a storage rate at 877 meters, instead of the full reservoir level (FRL) 878.5 meters.
Because of this, only 528MCFT can be saved on a capacity of 650MCT, resulting in a loss of storage of 122MCF or 19% of total storage.” “101, 4 MLD Water must be released for coimbatore, not exceeding 1.30 TMC every year, according to the agreement with the Tamil Nadu government, August 19, 1973.
But over the past six years, only 0.48 TMC to 1.128 TMC was released, “Stalin said.
“It was taken to my notification that for the past three years, despite adequate rainfall in Siruvani’s catch, Kerala’s irrigation department maintained a storage level at 877 meters, instead of 878.5 meters.
As a result, only about 85 months of water can be supplied from the scheme , Like fighting 101.4 MLD.
“Kerala irrigation department has not taken steps to maintain a storage level at 878.5 meters.
“If the level of storage is not maintained, Coimbatore Corporation and areas that side by side with Water Siruvani will be greatly affected during the following summer,” Stalin said.
“Remembering the things above, I ask for your personal attention and intervention in this matter and urge you to direct the authorities concerned to maintain dam storage at 878.5 meters.
I also ask you to direct the official to increase the water supply From the dam to allow the supply of 101.4 MLD, “he added.