Tamil Nadu - Important warning for coastal communities
The mettur dam has been warned that 1.25 lakh cusecs of water can be released at any time and people living along the banks have been advised to move to safer places.
Therefore, people living on the banks of Cauvery and low-lying areas have been advised to move to safer places. The Water Resources Department has alerted 15 departments, including six district collectors, to take all necessary precautions.
Meanwhile, leader of the Opposition edappadi k palaniswami has slammed the government for not completing the Sarabanga project to carry water from mettur dam to salem district lakes.