Chennai reservoirs get copius inflow on continuous rains

The reservoirs that supply water to Chennai got additional 1938 million cubic feet of water on Sunday as the rains continued to lash across the state. The storage levels in the four reservoirs together stood at 7023 mcft as against 347 mcft in the beginning of the month and 5088 mcft on Sunday (November 15, 2015). The total storage of 7033 mcft is against the full capacity of 11057 mcft. The total storage was at 2973 mcft on the same day last year.

The Poondi Reservoir which had nearly dried out earlier this month, has nearly 2044 million cubic feet of water. The level in the reservoir was at 400 mcft last year on the same day. The inflow was still high at 4857 cusecs and outflow was at 19 cusecs. Poondi received a rainfall of 190 mm.

The Chembarambakkam Reservoir has now nearly 2703 million cubic feet of water. The level in the reservoir was at 1288 mcft last year on the same day. The inflow was at a huge 9717 cusecs and outflow was at 64 cusecs. Chembarambakkam received a rainfall of 282 mm.

The Red Hills Reservoir has now nearly 1657 million cubic feet of water as against the level of 1224 mcft last year on the same day. The inflow into the reservoir was at 5938 cusecs and outflow was at 70 cusecs. The catchment areas received a rainfall of 282 mm.

The Cholavaram Reservoir has now 619 million cubic feet of water as against the total storage of 881 mcft. The level in the reservoir was at 61 mcft last year on the same day. The inflow into the reservoir was at 2137 cusecs against the outflow of 100 cusecs. Cholavaram received a rainfall of 277 mm.

The reservoirs are currently at 63.50% of its total capacity of 11057 mcft. The surge in the storage augurs well for the citizens.

Source : Equity Bulls

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