Water level in Mullaperiyar dam stands at 120.85 feet
The Hindu
Water level in Mullaperiyar dam stood at 120.85 feet (the maximum permissible level is 142 ft.) with an inflow of 175 cusecs and a discharge of 400 cusecs. Madurai
Water level in Mullaperiyar dam stood at 120.85 feet (the maximum permissible level is 142 ft.) with an inflow of 175 cusecs and a discharge of 400 cusecs. The level in Vaigai dam was 48.20 ft. (71 ft.) with nil inflow and a discharge of 69 cusecs. Combined storage in Periyar credit was 3,676 mcft. Rainfall recorded in the 24 hours ending at 6 a.m. on Thursday was (in mm): Viraganur 27, Manjalar dam 21, Sathiyar dam 19.8, Kallandiri 16.4, Kuppanampatti 11.4, Chittampatti 7.2, Mettupatti 3.2 and Madurai 3.
More than 2.6 lakh village and ward volunteers in Andhra Pradesh, once celebrated as the government’s grassroots champions for their crucial role in implementing welfare schemes, are now in a dilemma after learning that their tenure has not been renewed after August 2023 even though they have been paid honoraria till June 2024. Disowned by both YSRCP, which was in power when they were appointed, and the current ruling TDP, which made a poll promise to double their pay, these former volunteers are ruing the day they signed up for the role which they don’t know if even still exists