Sunrise on the Cauvery at Pugalur
Posted: 22 May 2020, 18:02
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2 tmcft water was released at Mettur Dam in summer
to save the standing crops from drying up.
Once when I was a child I have seen the water
rise up to the dam, level with the bridge.
I thought I was going to be submerged
and dead. But the train kept going over the tracks.
I have never seen water cover the river bed
after that. At one time both the banks must have been one.
I go to see the sun rise, but hear the heavy heaving sound
of sand-stealers. Every government needs its TASMAC
and sand business, I suppose.They keep their oxen healthy.
The oxen are driven to the river, they have to walk across the water
with cartloads of wet sand, they have to pull the load
out of the water. I fail to notice the white birds
with brown wings.I try to turn a blind eye
to the labouring animals.
2 tmcft water was released at Mettur Dam, February 6th
8 pm, to save the standing crops from drying up.
Once when I was a child I have seen the water
rise up to the dam, level with the bridge.
I thought I was going to be submerged
and dead. But the train kept going over track.
I have never seen water cover the river bed
after that. At one time both the banks must have been one.
I see the sun rise, hear the heavy heaving sound
of sand-stealers. Every government needs
its TASMAC and sand business, I suppose.
They keep their oxen healthy. The oxen are driven
to the river, they have to walk across the water with cartloads
of wet sand, they have to pull the load out of the water.
I fail to notice the white birds with brown wings
I try to turn a blind eye to the laboring animals.
2 tmcft water was released at Mettur Dam in summer
to save the standing crops from drying up.
Once when I was a child I have seen the water
rise up to the dam, level with the bridge.
I thought I was going to be submerged
and dead. But the train kept going over the tracks.
I have never seen water cover the river bed
after that. At one time both the banks must have been one.
I go to see the sun rise, but hear the heavy heaving sound
of sand-stealers. Every government needs its TASMAC
and sand business, I suppose.They keep their oxen healthy.
The oxen are driven to the river, they have to walk across the water
with cartloads of wet sand, they have to pull the load
out of the water. I fail to notice the white birds
with brown wings.I try to turn a blind eye
to the labouring animals.
2 tmcft water was released at Mettur Dam, February 6th
8 pm, to save the standing crops from drying up.
Once when I was a child I have seen the water
rise up to the dam, level with the bridge.
I thought I was going to be submerged
and dead. But the train kept going over track.
I have never seen water cover the river bed
after that. At one time both the banks must have been one.
I see the sun rise, hear the heavy heaving sound
of sand-stealers. Every government needs
its TASMAC and sand business, I suppose.
They keep their oxen healthy. The oxen are driven
to the river, they have to walk across the water with cartloads
of wet sand, they have to pull the load out of the water.
I fail to notice the white birds with brown wings
I try to turn a blind eye to the laboring animals.