Water level in Mullaperiyar dam stands at 137.55 feet
The Hindu
Water level in Mullaperiyar dam stands at 137.55 feet
Water level in Mullaperiyar dam was 137.55 feet (maximum permissible level 142 ft) on Tuesday with an inflow of 980 cusecs and a discharge of 105 cusecs. The water level in Vaigai dam was 71 ft (maximum level 71 ft) with an inflow of 1,928 cusecs and a discharge of 1,928 cusecs. The combined storage in Periyar credit was 9,138 mcft. The rainfall (in mm) recorded during the last 24 hours ending at 6 a.m. on Tuesday was as follows: Shanmuganadhi dam 10.4, Kodaikanal 6.4, Thekkadi 5.6, Veerapandi 4.2, Marudhanadhi dam 4, Uthamapalayam 3.4, Sothupparai dam 3, Gudalur 2.8, Viraganur 2.4, Mullaperiyar dam 1.8, Elumalai 1.2, Vaigai dam 1 and Madurai 0.6.
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