CM orders Kelavarappalli reservoir water release for irrigation in Krishnagiri

On the orders of Chief Minister Thiru. C. Joseph Vijay, the Tamil Nadu Government directed release of water from the Kelavarappalli reservoir in Krishnagiri district's Hosur taluk for irrigation of samba-season punjai crops from 25.07.2026 to 21.11.2026, in a rotational cycle of 10 days of water release and 5 days of closure, up to a maximum of 609.84 million cubic feet across 8 turns. About 8,000 acres in Hosur and Shoolagiri taluks will benefit from irrigation.

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Joseph Vijay Thiru. C.

Chief Minister

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PRESS RELEASE

As per the orders of the Hon'ble Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, Thiru C. Joseph Vijay, taking into account the current water storage in the Kelavarappalli Reservoir, Hosur Taluk, Krishnagiri District, the Government of Tamil Nadu has ordered that water be released, subject to inflow and availability, in the right and left bank irrigation canals for seasonal "Punjai" (dry) crop cultivation from 25.07.2026 to 21.11.2026, for a total of 120 days for the first crop, on a rotational basis — 5 days of release for the first zone and 5 days for the second zone, i.e., a total of 10 days of release followed by 5 days of closure — at the rate of 76.23 million cubic feet per turn across 8 turns, not exceeding a total of 609.84 million cubic feet.

2. This will provide irrigation facility to 8,000 acres of land in Hosur and Soolagiri Taluks, Krishnagiri District.

Chief Secretary to Government
(Water Resources Department)

Issued By: - DIPR, Secretariat, Chennai – 9

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