Important statement on Mettur dam by TN CM

In what came as a shocker to TN people, Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami on Saturday said Mettur dam cannot be opened for irrigation on June 12, the scheduled date for the release of water, due to insufficient storage.

Last year too, the dam was opened on October 2. In fact, after 2011, the dam was never opened on time. The Chief Minister issued the above statement while answering queries of reporters at Yercaud, after inaugurating ‘Kodai Vizha’ (summer festival). Palaniswami, however, said since the rain forecast for the year was good, dams in the State would get sufficient water.