Water level in Mullaperiyar dam stands at 123.95 feet
The Hindu
Water levels in Mullaperiyar and Vaigai dams, along with rainfall data for Veerapandi, updated for Wednesday.
Water level in Mullaperiyar dam stood at 123.95 feet (the maximum permissible level is 142 feet) with an inflow of 533 cusecs and a discharge of 1,100 cusecs. In Vaigai dam, the level was 62.96 ft. (the maximum level is 71 ft.) with an inflow of 1,063 cusecs and a discharge of 2,569 cusecs. Combined storage in Periyar credit was 4,617.54 mcft. Veerapandi recorded a rainfall of 0.4 mm in the 24 hours ending at 6 a.m. on Wednesday.
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