Water released from Shenbagathoppu dam due to rain

The Shenbagathoppu dam reached around 80 percent of its storage capacity. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement

Due to continuous rain, water from Shenbagathoppu dam in Tiruvannamalai was released. 

Officials of Water Resources Department (WRD), which maintains the dam, said around 100 cusecs of water per second from Shenbagathoppu dam was released as the dam reached around 80 percent of its total storage capacity.