Water level in Mullaperiyar dam stands at 116.05 feet
The Hindu
Water level in Mullaperiyar dam stood at 116.05 feet (permissible level is 142 ft) with an inflow of 517 cusecs and a discharge of 100 cusecs.
Water level in Mullaperiyar dam stood at 116.05 feet (permissible level is 142 ft) with an inflow of 517 cusecs and a discharge of 100 cusecs. In Vaigai dam, the level stood at 53.89 feet (maximum level is 71 ft) with an inflow of 26 cusecs and a discharge of 72 cusecs. The combined storage in Periyar credit was 3,427 mcft. The rainfall (in mm) recorded during the last 24 hours ending at 6 a.m. on Tuesday was as follows: Mettupatti 60.2, Periyapatti 38.2, Mullaperiyar dam 36, Sathaiyar dam 25, Kuppanampatti 15, Madurai 13, Andipatti 12, Pulipatti 6.4, Thaniyamangalam 4, Sothupparai dam 4.5, Thekkadi and Ezhumalai 1.8 each, and Kallandhiri and Chittampatti 1.6 each.
One dies, eight hospitalised after inhaling HCL fumes at pharma company in Andhra Pradesh’s Anakapalli district. About 400 litres of HCL leaked from the reactor-cum-receiver tank at Unit-III of the company, which affected nine workers, says Collector. While the condition of six of them is stable, two are on ventilator support. Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu directs authorities to provide advanced treatment to the victims. Home Minister Anitha expresses anger over repeated such incidents.