R Arunmozhi, Executive Engineer of the Kosasthalaiyar basin, informed the Tiruvallur district collector about the rising water levels. "Rainfall in the catchment areas of the Poondi reservoir has ...

Yet, Poondi reservoir, the prime water source of ... deeper than the other floodgates will prevent sedimentation in the lake area and help improve storage,” said an official.

“In the first phase, the discharge from Puzhal lake was increased to 1,000 cusecs due to the rising inflow,” the official added. Meanwhile, the WRD has proposed to reduce the outflow from ...