Kerala opens shutter of Cheruthoni dam in Idukki after water crosses blue alert level
The Hindu
Within a 24-hour period from Monday morning, the water rose nearly one foot following the release of a high volume of water from the Mullaperiyar dam and heavy rainfall on the catchment area of the Idukki dam from Monday afternoon
After the water crossed the blue alert level, a shutter of the Cheruthoni dam of the Idukki reservoir was opened at 6 a.m. on Tuesday.
Shutter number 3 was initially raised by 40 cm, and, at 8.30 a.m., it was further lifted to 60 cm when the water level reached 2,401.58 ft. Within a 24-hour period from Monday morning, the water rose nearly one foot following the release of a high volume of water from the Mullaperiyar dam and heavy rainfall on the catchment area of the Idukki dam from Monday afternoon.
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