Details of Storage Capacity and Opening of Major Reservoirs of Tamil Nadu

Reservoir

Area

Date of Opening

Capacity at FRL in MCFT

FRL in Feet

Mettur Dam

1.Cauvery Delta & Mettur Project
2. Pullambadi Canal, New Kattalai High Canal & Mettur Canal       

Jun 12
Aug 1

93470

120

Bhavani-Sagar

1. Arakkankottai and Tandapatti
    Channel
2. Lower Bhavani Project

April 15
Aug 15

32800

105

Amaravathi

1. Main Channel
2. Old Channel

Aug.t 1
June 1

4047

110

Krishnagiri

Main Canal

Aug 1

1666

52

Sattanur

1.Right Bank
2. Left Bank
3. Second crop under Thirukoilur
    Ayacut

Oct 1

7321

119

Periyar Dam

1. Cumbum Valley & Main canal
    double crop
2. Main canal single crop
3. Periyar New Extension
    Area(World Bank Aid)

June 1
Aug 15
Sep 15

10570

152

Vaigai Dam

Thirumangalam Main

June

6091

71

ManiMuthar

Main canal

Nov 1

5511

118

Papanasam

1. Advance Kar
2. Regular Kar
3. Pishnam

April 1
June 1
Oct 1

5500

148

Pechiparai

Perunchani Reservoir
Radhapuram canal

June 1
June 16

4450

48

Parambikulam

Aliyar Project
1. Thirumuthy Dam – Main canal /  zone
2. Aliyar Basin
3. Parambikulam Main canal II Zone

July 1
May 15
Nov 17

13408
1744
3864
13408

72
60
120
72

Chitharu
(I & II)

--

June 16

Komugi

--

Oct 1

Manjalaru

--

Oct 15

Manimukthanadhi

--

Oct 1

KannyaKumari

--

June 1

Ponneyar

--

Sep 1