Overview
- Chief Minister MK Stalin released water from the Kallanai dam last week and marked the event by showering petals and scattering paddy seeds into the stream.
- A video shared widely on X shows hundreds of locals running alongside the water, placing flower offerings, folding their hands and offering prayers.
- The ongoing flow is set to irrigate about 13 lakh acres of parched delta farmland, boosting prospects for this season’s crops.
- The Cauvery is revered as a sacred goddess by Tamil Nadu communities, and the release is as much a religious ceremony as an agricultural measure.
- Techie Naveen Reddy highlighted how the water’s arrival lifts spirits like the first monsoon, underscoring the emotional bond between locals and the river.