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more-inThe State government has taken all possible precautionary measures in the wake of discharge of over two lakh cusecs of water in the Cauvery river from Mettur dam, said Vellamandi N.
Natarajan, Minister for Tourism. He inspected the Pattukudi village where houses were inundated and the precautionary measures being taken by PWD at Pudukudi and Vazhkai villages in Papanasum Union. The district administration has arranged to make announcements through tom tom asking people living along the river banks to move to safe places. He was speaking to reporters on Saturday after visiting the Mayanur barrage along with Minister for Backward Classes S.
Valarmathi and Minister for Transport M.R. Mr.
Natarajan said that there had been heavy flow of water in the Cauvery for the last one week..