Aliyar River and dam are very deep, and entering them for bathing or swimming poses a life-threatening risk, and hence, it is prohibited," said sources from the WRD.

Coimbatore: Water from Aliyar dam was released for irrigation in and around Pollachi on Monday.

The water level in the Aliyar dam near Pollachi is expected to rise in the coming days. “A good storage in the Aliyar and Parambikulam dams means enough water for agriculture in Coimbatore and ...

On a recent public holiday, the dam saw a heavy influx of tourists. Police found numerous families bathing in the dam's rear section, which is clearly marked as off-limits due to safety risks.

Water for irrigation and drinking was released from Aliyar Dam at 3 p.m. on Sunday and it was stopped after a few hours. A senior Public Works Department official said that a total of 3,714 mcft ...

The actual capacity of the dam is 1050 feet. With the repairing of damaged Moolathara regulator remaining half-finished, the release of water may create flash floods along the two Kerala rivers.

More than 200 people whose families were forced from their homes in southern India by the construction of Aliyar dam in the 1960s are still trapped in bonded labour in plantations, activists said ...

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O Pannerselvam today ordered release of water from Aliyar Dam in Coimbatore District for irrigation and drinking water needs.

Aliyar River and dam are very deep, and entering them for bathing or swimming poses a life-threatening risk, and hence, it is prohibited," said sources from the WRD.

A tribal family working on a plantation near the Aliyar dam in Tamil Nadu, India, April 2017. (Courtesy of National Adivasi Solidarity Council) CHENNAI, India, June 13 (Thomson Reuters Foundation ...