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WRD begins water release from Chennai reservoirs
- Flood alerts have been issued to residents living in low-lying areas along the Adyar and Kosasthalaiyar rivers following the increased outflow.
- At Chembarambakkam, officials began discharging 3,000 cusecs from 8 pm on Saturday. The reservoir held 2,978 mcft of water against its full capacity of 3,645 mcft, with the water level at 21.56 ft, compared to the full reservoir level of 24 ft.
- In Red Hills, the WRD initially released 200 cusecs and gradually increased the outflow to 1,500 cusecs as inflow continued to rise. The reservoir’s storage stood at 2,757 mcft, against a total capacity of 3,300 mcft.
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