T.N. opens 9 shutters of Mullaperiyar

Water level falls at Idukki, repairs at Moolamattom power house begins

Tamil Nadu opened nine spillway shutters of the Mullaperiyar dam releasing 7,341.06 cusecs of water to the Periyar by 6 p.m. on Sunday. At 5 p.m. two shutters were opened to 30 cm and at 5.30 p.m., five shutters were raised to 90 cm.

In the past week, Tamil Nadu had released a huge quantum of water to the Periyar at night. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan had written to his Tamil Nadu counterpart demanding that water be not released at night.

After the water level fell at Mullaperiyar dam on Sunday morning, Tamil Nadu closed all spillway shutters except one. There was heavy rainfall in the Chokkenpetty forest area in the afternoon resulting in increased inflow. Though water level was 141.95 ft at 4 p.m., considering the chances of it reaching the upper rule level of 142 ft, it was decided to open more spillway shutters.