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[saravanan @sarankarur]

@ravikeerthi22 Welcome back to SWM 2026
what about Mangalore radar condition sir..

[Chennai Updates @UpdatesChennai]

🔹Maharashtra (India's Largest Economy) : 21 Expressways (2 operational +3 U/C + 16 proposed) 🤯
🔹 Tamil Nadu (India's 2nd Largest Economy) : 2 Expressways ( 2 U/C + 0 proposed that too not intra state) 🙂
➡️ TN needs atleast 2 E-Ways one to the south & west from Chennai!!

[saravanan @sarankarur]

@kalyanasundarsv Sir Today I visited amaravathi dam I took this video around 4 pm

[Tamil Nadu Weatherman @praddy06]

Mettur Dam Hits 120 ft in June 2025 after 1957
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A Rare and Historic Event. Let’s explore some fascinating facts about this iconic dam.

120ft touching in June:
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1941 - ,12.06.1941
1957 - 15.06.1957
2025 - 29.06.2025

🏗️ History of the Mettur Dam
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Construction started: July 20, 1925
Commissioned: August 21, 1934
Gross Capacity: 95.63 TMC (95630 Mcft)
Effective Storage: 93.47 TMC (93470 Mcft)

Interestingly, just a year before construction began, the worst flood in Cauvery history (1924) occurred, with a flow of 4.56 lakh cusecs — a defining event that emphasized the need for such a major dam.

🌊 Major Cauvery Flood Years
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Notable flood years after dam construction:
1961, 1977, 1981, 1989, 1991, 1993, 2005, 2018, 2019

📈 120 ft Mark Achievements
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Since its commissioning in 1934, the Mettur Dam has surplused (120 ft) on 44 occasions over the past 92 years, including 2025.

Recent years it touched 120 ft:: 2013, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2024 and 2025

Opening Date Statistics (June 12 – the customary date Out of 92 years:
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Opened on time (12 June): 20 times
Opened earlier than June 12: 11 times
Opened later than June 12: 61 times

⏰ Earliest Opening Years:
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17.05.1942, 17.05.1944, 25.05.1943, 25.05.1945
24.05.2022 (Recent early opening)

🕰️ Most Delayed Openings:
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09.11.1987 (El Niño year)
07.10.2003
02.10.2017 (Recent delayed opening)

Top inflows into Mettur Dam till 2019
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1961-1962 - 750.16 TMC
1959-1960 - 628.72 TMC
1962-1963 - 563.79 TMC
1946-1947 - 516.77 TMC
1956-1957 - 514.97 TMC

Top outflows from Mettur Dam till 2019
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1961-1962 - 731.69 TMC
1959-1960 - 616.64 TMC
1962-1963 - 594.30 TMC
1956-1957 - 466.09 TMC
1946-1947 - 443.86 TMC

Top Surplus from Mettur Dam till 2019
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1961-1962 - 293.13 TMC
2005-2006 - 278.91 TMC
1959-1960 - 192.84 TMC
2018-2019 - 141.85 TMC
1962-1963 - 129.49 TMC

📊 Current Status as of 29.06.2025 – 8.00 PM
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Level: 120.000 ft
Storage: 93,470 Mcft
Inflow: 57,732 cusecs
Outflow: 58,000 cusecs

🌧️ A Blessing Since 2018
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With consistent good rains in the Cauvery catchment since 2018 (except 2023), the dam has seen frequent surpluses and timely releases — a boon for Delta farmers and water managers alike.

[saravanan @sarankarur]

@theepicmap France

[saravanan @sarankarur]

@elonmuskTN The correct answer is R

[saravanan @sarankarur]

@ravikeerthi22 Sir inflow..

[saravanan @sarankarur]

@TNGeography I think this is the correct time to open the gate for the delta.

[saravanan @sarankarur]

@kalyanasundarsv Still not reached karur..

[World of Statistics @stats_feed]

Languages ranked by the size of their alphabets:

🇮🇳 Tamil: 247
🇰🇭 Khmer: 74
🇳🇵 Nepali: 64
🇮🇳 Hindi: 52
🇯🇵 Japanese: 46
🇵🇰 Urdu: 36
🇦🇲 Armenian: 36
🇷🇺 Russian: 33
🇮🇷 Persian: 32
🇹🇷 Turkish: 29
🇪🇸 Spanish: 27
🇬🇧 English: 26
🇩🇪 German: 26
🇫🇷 French: 26
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🇰🇷 Korean: 24
🇮🇱 Hebrew: 22
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🇵🇬 Rotokas: 12

[Tamil Nadu Geography @TNGeography]

This map shows the percentage of district land used for Agriculture in #TamilNadu . Thiruvarur district tops the list with ~75% of district land is used for Agriculture. Tirunelveli has the least with 17% (after Chennai dt, data for new Mayiladuthurai dt not updated)

[saravanan @sarankarur]

@prabhusean7 Sir even western part of karur district annual rainfall less then 575 mm (karur, paramathi blocks)

[Stats of India @Stats_of_India]

A visual breakdown of India's 2023 Union Budget, ₹45 lakh crores (~$550 billion).

[HOW THINGS WORK @HowThingsWork_]

How things work: Atm machine 🏧💵💶💴💷

[saravanan @sarankarur]

Heavy rain #Karur @kalyanasundarsv @RainStorm_TN @ChennaiRmc @KonguRainman

[saravanan @sarankarur]

@virus0071 Hi thambi..

[saravanan @sarankarur]

@virus0071 hi

[BBC Archive @BBCArchive]

Today marks 75 years since the partition of India.

In June 1953, independent India's first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru appeared on the BBC for his television debut. 🧵1/4

[saravanan @sarankarur]

@kalyanasundarsv Massive inflow I think tomorrow gate will be opening.

[Tamil Nadu Geography @TNGeography]

Heavy rainfall places like Devala, O-Valley, Gudalur, Pandalur, Nadugani drains to #Chaliyar River. Heavy rainfall places like Glenmorgan, Mukurthi, Porthimund, Naduvattam is in Moyar, Places like Upper Bhavani, Avalanche, Emerald is in Bhavani, Devershola is in Nugu basin. 2/2