Water level
The Hindu
MADURAI
The water level in Mullaperiyar dam stood at 130.25 feet (permissible level 142 ft) with an inflow of 117 cusecs and a discharge of 600 cusecs. In Vaigai dam, the water level stood at 55.87 feet (71 ft) with an inflow of 211 cusecs and a discharge of 69 cusecs. The combined storage in Periyar credit was 6,208 mcft.
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