Reservoir · Tamil Nadu · India · Tamil Nadu WRD
Perunchani
28.8% of gross capacity
Gross capacity
2.9 TMC (82 MCM)
Live capacity
2.9 TMC (82 MCM)
River
Paraliyar
Basin
Kodaiyar
Primary use
irrigation/drinking
Operator
Tamil Nadu Water Resources Dept
Coordinates
8.364°N, 77.358°E
Last updated
2026-10-24
Capacity in TMC
Perunchani Dam has a gross capacity of 2.9 TMC (82 MCM); it is currently at 28.8% of gross capacity, holding 0.85 TMC (24 MCM).
- Gross capacity
- 2.9 TMC (82 MCM)
- Live capacity
- 2.9 TMC (82 MCM)
- Current storage
- 0.85 TMC (24 MCM)
TMC is thousand million cubic feet, the unit used in Indian water reporting. 1 TMC = 28.3168 million cubic metres (MCM). Figures are converted from Tamil Nadu WRD, which publishes million cubic metres. The percentage is labelled live or gross only when the stored volume matches that capacity.
Current fill
28.8%vs 7 days ago
N/Avs 1 year ago
N/A7-day trend
N/ADrought context
Rain over the last three months
N/A
No SPI-3 value is on file for Perunchani. The figure is left blank rather than estimated. India drought figures →
Weekly storage
Fill history — multi-year
About this reservoir
Data source
official
Storage data: Tamil Nadu WRD.
Catchment Weather
Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo
About Perunchani
As of October 24, 2026, Perunchani is filled to 28.8% of its gross capacity, holding 0.85 TMC (24 MCM) of a gross 2.9 TMC (82 MCM). At this level the reservoir is low.
No reading from about a week earlier is on file, so the 7-day change is not available.
Across the readings we hold for Perunchani — 1 data points between October 24, 2026 and October 24, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 28.8% (October 24, 2026) to a high of 28.8% (October 24, 2026).
It is operated by Tamil Nadu Water Resources Dept primarily for irrigation/drinking. It lies within the Kodaiyar basin at 8.364°N, 77.358°E.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 28.8% of total capacity
- Water stored
- 0.85 TMC (24 MCM)
- Total capacity
- 2.9 TMC (82 MCM)
- 7-day change
- N/A
- Primary use
- Irrigation/drinking
- River
- Paraliyar
- River basin
- Kodaiyar
- Operator
- Tamil Nadu Water Resources Dept
- Coordinates
- 8.364°N, 77.358°E
- Last updated
- October 24, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 24 Oct 2026 | 28.8% | 24 |