Chennai, June 29 -- The Mettur Dam, also called as Stanley Reservoir, the lifeline for farmers in
Cauvery Delta districts for irrigation, attained its full level of 120 ft today evening for the second time
in the month of June, following which water was released from the dam prompting the authorities to
issue flood alert to those living in Cauvery river beds.
For the first time in 68 years, the water level has reached its full capacity twice in the month of June,
officials said, bringing smiles on the faces of the farmers.
Thanks to copious inflow into the dam during the last two days due to heavy rains in catchment areas
of Karnataka, the storage level filled up fast and reached its full level today evening.
As its reservoirs started ...