Bhavanisagar dam water level touches 61 feet

The water level in Bhavanisagar dam touched 61 feet on Wednesday morning (October 21, 2026), with an inflow of 891 cubic feet per second (cusecs).

According to the Water Resources Department, at 10 a.m., the water level stood at 61 feet against the dam’s full reservoir level of 105 feet. The storage stood at 7.58 tmcft, accounting for 32.8% of the dam’s capacity. The inflow was 891 cusecs, while the total discharge stood at 55 cusecs. Of this, 5 cusecs was released into the Lower Bhavani Project (LBP) canal and 50 cusecs through the river for drinking water requirements. No water was released into the Kalingarayan Canal.

With the water level rising and the northeast monsoon becoming active, farmers across the district have renewed their demand for the release of water into the LBP and Kalingarayan canals for irrigation. Farmers have urged the authorities to consider releasing water into both canals as irrigation needs across the district come into focus.