Since the south-west monsoon has intensified in the last few days, the flow of water into dams has increased significantly. The flow of water into the Papanasam dam, which was at 949 cusecs two days ago, increased to 2,911 cusecs on Saturday. As a result, the water level in the dam increased by 3.8 feet in a day. The water level in the Ramanathi dam increased by 6.25 feet to 50.25 feet. The water level of the Adivanayanar dam rose by 5.5 feet and stood at 59 feet.

Source: The Hindu July 21, 2019 03:33 UTC