8,890 lakes in Tamil Nadu reach full capacity

Of the 14,138 lakes in the State, 8,690 have attained their maximum capacity due to the intense rainfall that Tamil Nadu received so far during the ongoing spell of northeast monsoon, the Revenue Department said on Tuesday.

“Among the 90 reservoirs with a total capacity of 224.297 TMC, the combined storage at present is 212.009 TMC, which amounts to roughly 94.5 per cent. Similarly, of the 14,138 lakes in the State, 8,690 have attained the maximum capacity, while 2,989 lakes have reached 75 per cent capacity,” the department added in a statement.

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