Kelavarapalli dam receives effluent-mixed water

This week, Kelavarapalli dam received a steady rise in the inflow of water from across the border due to the heavy rains in Karnataka. The water was a frothy, foamy mix causing conjectures to run rife

This week, Kelavarapalli dam received a steady rise in the inflow of water from across the border due to the heavy rains in Karnataka. The water was a frothy, foamy mix causing conjectures to run rife that industrial effluents were being washed down the river and into the dam from the across the border by the rain.

On Friday, the water level in the dam was 41.33 ft of its total capacity of 44.28 ft. The inflow into the dam was 760 cusecs, while the outflow into Thenpennai river from the dam was 820 ft.