TNPSC Thervupettagam

Cauvery river flow 2024

August 4 , 2024 10 hrs 0 min 20 0
  • The Cauvery is handling about 1.5 lakh cusecs of water, and the quantum is likely to go up to two lakh cusecs.
  • The Mettur project had originally provided for 2.5 lakh cusecs because the previous high was 2.07 lakh cusecs in 1896.
  • On July 26, 1924, the river saw a flood of 4.56 lakh cubic feet per second (cusecs).
  • During July 28-August 2, 1924, more number of areas in the Cauvery basin heavily damaged due to flood.

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