More water released from Idukki reservoir
The Hindu
There was a storage level of 98.39 %.
More water was released from Idukki reservoir following heavy rainfall on Saturday. District Collector Sheeba George earlier said that the shutter 3 of the Cheruthoni dam which was raised to 40 cm on Thursday, would be further lifted to one metre to release 100 cumecs of water at 10 a.m. on Saturday. The water level reached 2,399.98 ft at 10 a.m. The upper rule level is 2,400.03 ft.
The collector said that a decision on opening the dam was taken after consideration since the chances of water increasing above the upper rule level were high. She said that people living close to the Periyar bank should be careful not to cross the river and should not take bath there.
There was a storage level of 98.39 %. The full reserve level is 2,403 ft.
District Collector K. P. Karthikeyan inspected the areas around the Sorimuthu Ayyanar Temple inside the Kalakkad – Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve on Thursday evening as this shrine would attract thousands of devotees from the southern districts for the Aadi Amavasai festival to be celebrated in August .