Water level
The Hindu
Water level in Periyar dam stood at 128.35 feet (maximum permissible level is 142 ft.), with an inflow of 150 cusecs and a discharge of 300 cusecs. In Vaigai dam, the level was 62.61 ft. (71 ft.), wit
Water level in Periyar dam stood at 128.35 feet (maximum permissible level is 142 ft.), with an inflow of 150 cusecs and a discharge of 300 cusecs. In Vaigai dam, the level was 62.61 ft. (71 ft.), with an inflow of 96 cusecs and a discharge of 72 cusecs. Combined storage in Periyar credit was 6,606 mcft. Rainfall recorded in the region in the 24 hours ending at 6 a.m. on Friday was (in mm): Thaniamangalam 53, Andipatti 33.2, Manjalar dam 32, Melur 24, Kallandhiri 18.2, Kodaikanal 17.6, Viraganoor 16, Vaigai dam 9.2, Periyar dam 8.6, Mettupatti 8.2, Veerapandi 7.4, Uthamapalayam 6.2, Chittampatti 4.2, Gudalur 4.7, Thekkadi 3.4, and Sothuparai dam 2.With the clock ticking down to the Lok Sabha election counting day on Tuesday, opposing fronts are perceptibly edgy and poised to continue the rancorous skirmishing that marked the campaign season in Kerala. The United Democratic Front, led by the Congress, is seemingly basking in the “interim victory” granted by various exit polls. The UDF discerns that its poll strategy of turning the polls foremostly into a damning referendum on the Left Democratic Front government’s perceived failures rather than BJP’s “divisive politics” at the national level stood a fighting chance of paying off.