Woman, children drown in well

KRISHNAGIRI: A mother and her two children drowned in an agriculture well near Denkanikottai on Wednesday night.
According to police, N. Munirathinam (25), hailing from Sattasandiram village near Denkanikottai, fell into an agriculture well while trying to save her children N. Narendran (6) and N. Saveetha (3). As the water level was high in the well, three bodies were recovered around midnight and sent for post-mortem to the Denkanikottai Government Taluk Hospital. Police sources said that the children may have slipped into the water while playing near it. Kelamangalam police have registered a case and are investigating.Water release
DHARMAPURI: Due to continuous rain for the past one week, water level in many water bodies such as lakes and dams has risen considerably. Accepting the farmers’ demand, Collector P. Amutha ordered release of water from left and right canals of the Eeachambadi Dam in Harur for 120 days from October 2. About 1,890 acres in Dharmapuri and 4,360 acres of agriculture land in Krishnagiri districts would benefit.
Meanwhile due to heavy rain in Karnataka, water flow into the Kelevarapalli dam is fast increasing. The dam was opened for irrigation three years ago. It was built 35 years ago across South Pennar River.
Fourteen villages such as Thattiganapalli, Aalur, Thinnur, Muthali, Tiruchipalli, Thorappalli, Nallaganakotthapalli, Sappadi and Pathakottai would benefit due to the water release from the dam.