The Karairuppu irrigation tank near Tirunelveli.
| Photo Credit: A. Shaikmohideen
Rainfall associated with Cyclone Ditwah has helped about 1,250 more irrigation tanks in the State become full.
On November 24, the number of tanks that had attained 100% capacity was 2,614. On December 4, it was 3,865, according to a comparison of the storage position of tanks for the two days.
On November 27, a deep depression intensified into a cyclonic storm over coastal Sri Lanka and adjoining southwest Bay of Bengal; moved north-northwestwards; weakened into a low pressure area on December 3; and became less marked on Thursday (December 4).
Over the past 10 days, Madurai and Tiruneveli districts witnessed a rise in their respective tally of waterbodies with full storage by 194 each; Tenkasi – 181; Thanjavur – 178; and Tiruvallur – 174. The figures of tanks with 100% capacity were: Madurai – 463; Tiruneveli – 290; Tenkasi – 342; Thanjavur – 372; and Tiruvallur – 312.
Likewise, the strength of tanks whose storage was in the range of 76% to 99% was 2,955, an increase of 348. In this category, Chengalpattu reported the highest hike with 113 more tanks touching the range. As of now, the district accounted for a total of 180 such tanks. Ramanathapuram and Pudukottai followed the northern district, as 89 and 49 more tanks in the two southern districts, respectively, had seen such a rise in their water levels. Currently, Ramanathapuram had 153 tanks and Pudukottai, 201 tanks, both of which were in the range of 76% to 99%.
Published – December 05, 2025 12:47 pm IST
