Water level in Mullaperiyar dam stands at 130.95 feet
The Hindu
Mullaperiyar dam's water level on Tues. was 130.95 ft. (max. 142 ft.), inflow 782.08 cusecs, discharge 105 cusecs. Vaigai dam's level 70.41 ft. (71 ft.), inflow 748 cusecs, discharge 969 cusecs. Periyar credit 8,839 mcft. Kodaikanal 6.6 mm, Manjalar 3 mm, Sothupparai & Peranai 1 mm, Madurai 0.2 mm.
Water level in Mullaperiyar dam on Tuesday stood at 130.95 feet (maximum permissible level is 142 ft.) with an inflow of 782.08 cusecs and a discharge of 105 cusecs. In Vaigai dam, the level stood at 70.41 feet (71 ft.) with an inflow of 748 cusecs and a discharge of 969 cusecs. The combined storage in Periyar credit was 8,839 mcft. The rainfall (in mm) recorded during the last 24 hours ending at 6 a.m. on Tuesday was as follows: Kodaikanal 6.6, Manjalar dam 3, Sothupparai dam and Peranai 1 and Madurai 0.2.
Capt. Brijesh Chowta, Dakshina Kannada MP, on Saturday urged Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to facilitate speeding up of ongoing critical infrastructure works in the region, including Mangaluru-Bengaluru NH 75 widening, establishment of Indian Coast Guard Academy, and merger of Konkan Railway Corporation with the Indian Railways.