This dam was built to store surplus water from the Parambikulam Aliyar Project (PAP). Farmers have been demanding that surplus water from Amaravathi dam should be diverted here during rainy season.

TIRUPPUR: Farmers who are part of the Parambikulam Aliyar Project (PAP) have complained that the water released by the Water Resource Department (WRD) two weeks ago from Thirumurthy dam to the ...