Government Orders 135-Day Irrigation Water Release from Amaravathi Dam for First Crop Season

On the Chief Minister's orders, the Tamil Nadu government sanctioned water release from the Amaravathi dam in Tiruppur district through the Amaravathi river sluice for the 2026-27 first crop (Kuruvai) irrigation of 7,520 acres under the eight old Raja canals (Ramakulam, Kallapuram, Kumaralingam, Sarkar Kannadipudur, Kolamadevi, Kaniyur, Kadathur and Karathozhuvu). Water will be released from July 21 to December 3, 2026 — 135 days comprising 80 days of release and 55 days of closure — at up to 300 cusecs per second, totalling not more than 2,073.60 million cubic feet, with suitable intervals.

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As per the orders of the Hon'ble Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, Thiru C. Joseph Vijay, the Government of Tamil Nadu has ordered that, for the "Kuruvai/first crop" irrigation of 7520 acres of ayacut under the first eight old Raja Vaikkals (Ramakulam, Kallapuram, Kumaralingam, Sarkar Kannadiputhur, Sollamadevi, Kaniyur, Kadathur and Karathozhuvu) on the Amaravathi river, Tiruppur District, for the year 2026-2027, water be released from the Amaravathi Dam through the Amaravathi river sluice from 21.07.2026 to 03.12.2026, for a period of 135 days — comprising 80 days of water release and 55 days of closure — at the rate of 300 cusecs per second, not exceeding a total of 2073.60 million cubic feet, with suitable intervals between spells.

Chief Secretary to Government,
Water Resources Department.

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Issued By: - DIPR, Secretariat, Chennai – 9

Issued By: Directorate of Information and Public Relations (DIPR), Chennai