CHENNAI: The Tamil Nadu Water Resources Department (WRD) will release about 700 cubic feet per second (cusecs) of water from the Poondi reservoir and 200 cusecs from the Red Hills reservoir on Wednesday to manage rising inflow caused by heavy rainfall across the state.
According to WRD officials, the water from Poondi will be let into the Kosasthalaiyar River and will reach the Tamaraipakkam anicut, from where it will be diverted to the Cholavaram tank for storage.
The decision follows a surge in inflow of 2, 260 cusecs from catchment areas, the Kesavaram anicut, Illupur check dam, and the Kandaleru–Poondi canal.