As the inflow into Mettur dam decreases alarmingly, resentment is rising among the 20 lakh-odd farmers and farm-related workers in the Cauvery delta region.

Farmers in Karnataka have called for a st

The state, particularly delta farmers, would be in for a major trouble if either the Supreme Court or the rain don’t come to its rescue in a month.

Senior state water resource department sources rev

The Mettur reservoir will be opened on Monday to facilitate agricultural operations in the Delta region.

The water, which would irrigate about 4.8 hectares in Tiruchi and Thanjavur districts, will be

Release of water from Mettur dam for delta irrigation may be delayed by a month from the scheduled June 12 this year.

Highly-placed WRO officials told Deccan Chronicle that water release would be del