First flood warning issued in Vaigai dam
The Hindu
With steady inflow in Vaigai dam and widespread rain in the catchment areas, the PWD engineers have issued the first flood warning as the storage level in the dam reached 66 feet (max level 71 ft) wit
With steady inflow in Vaigai dam and widespread rain in the catchment areas, the PWD engineers have issued the first flood warning as the storage level in the dam reached 66 feet (max level 71 ft) with an average inflow of 4,025 cusecs and a discharge of 969 cusecs at 10 a.m. on Saturday.
The rainfall (in mm) in the region during the last 24 hours ending at 6 a.m was: Bodinayakkanur: 55.6, Gudalur: 7.3, Manjalar: 15, Periakulam: 45, Sothuparai: 30, Periyar dam: 6.6, Thekkadi: 13.8 and Veerapandi: 35 mm.
Capt. Brijesh Chowta, Dakshina Kannada MP, on Saturday urged Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to facilitate speeding up of ongoing critical infrastructure works in the region, including Mangaluru-Bengaluru NH 75 widening, establishment of Indian Coast Guard Academy, and merger of Konkan Railway Corporation with the Indian Railways.
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