Dharmapuri (TN): A flood alert was sounded
along the banks of Cauvery river and bathing banned in the
famous tourist spot of Hogenakkal waterfall in the district
on Wednesday following release of surplus water from dams in
neighbouring Karnataka into the inter-state river.
District Collector P Amudha issued the flood alert orders
in Hogenakkal, about 45 km from here, asking people living in
low lying areas to move to safer places.
She said coracle operation and fishing were also banned
in the river until further order, while tourists have been
instructed not to take bath in Hogenakkal waterfall.
The alert was being sounded in Hogenakkal, Ootamalai and
Biligundalu forest areas.
Due to the release of excess water from Krishnaraj Sagar
and Kabini dams in Karnataka, the water level has been
steadily increasing in Cauvery, which enters Tamil Nadu at
Hogenakkal.
A team of officials from Revenue, PWD, Police and Forest
Departments were being deployed to monitor the situation, she
said.
An inflow of over 7,900 cusecs was measured today at
Biligundalu water gauging station on the Tamil Nadu-Karnataka
border, officials said.
Bureau Report
