Overview

• Chief Minister M.K. Stalin opened the sluices at Stanley Reservoir on June 12, marking the 20th on-date release in the dam’s 92-year history
• The Water Resources Department began with a 3,000-cusec discharge this morning, with officials planning to raise it to 10,000 cusecs by evening
• The early flow aims to supply 135.52 TMC for Kuruvai cultivation across 5.22 lakh acres during the June 12–September 15 cropping cycle
• Officials project the increased discharge will generate up to 460 megawatts of hydroelectric power for the region
• The reservoir stood at 114.91 feet (85.58 TMC) at 8 a.m., with inflow rising to 6,339 cusecs thanks to recent rains in Karnataka