Second flood warning issued as water level in Mullaperiyar dam touches 141 feet
The Hindu
Farmers in the region have said that authorities must not deviate from the Supreme Court’s directions on water storage, and that Ramanathapuram district too, must get its share of water for irrigation from the reservoir
With the water level at the Mullaperiyar dam reaching 141 feet (permissible level 142 ft), the Public Works Department (PWD) authorities in Thekkadi have issued a second flood warning on Thursday.
Farmers in the region are hoping that as per the Supreme Court directive, the PWD authorities would store up to 142 ft in the Mullaperiyar dam now.
Around 440 MBBS graduates of 2021 are not required to undergo one year of compulsory rural service as per the bond signed by them while joining the medical course through government-quota seats in 2015 as the High Court of Karnataka has said the law, enacted in 2012 for mandatory rural service, remained unenforced for 10 years as it was published in the official gazette only in July 2022.