Cyclone Gaja: Water Ministry issues advisory to TN goverment
- 6 years ago
Cyclone Gaja update: In the wake of Cyclone warning to Tamil Nadu the Union ministry of water resources has advised the state government to monitor dams. Extremely heavy rainfall in the catchment area is sufficient to fill them up and lapse time between rainfall and peak inflow can be less than 24 hours and in some cases it can be as low as 6-12 hours. Necessary precaution has to be taken as per standard operation procedure.