CHENNAI: The Mettur Dam in Tamil Nadu's Salem district has once again reached its full capacity of 120 feet on Monday, marking the seventh time it has filled this year, following steady inflows from Karnataka and the Cauvery river’s catchment areas.

With the southwest monsoon continuing to bring heavy rainfall across the Cauvery basin, the dam recorded an inflow of 20,000 cubic feet per second (cusecs), prompting authorities to release an equal amount of water downstream.

According to officials from the Water Resources Department (WRD), the dam now holds a storage of 93.47 thousand million cubic feet (TMC ft) of water. To manage the surplus inflow, water is being discharged through the 16-vent Ellis Saddle surplus sluices.

Additionally, 800 cusecs are being released through the upper s

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