Water level
The Hindu
The water level on Tuesday in Periyar dam stood at 131.40 feet (maximum permissible level is 142 ft) with an inflow of 73 cusecs and a discharge of 600 cusecs. In Vaigai dam, the water level stood at 68.77 feet (71 ft) with an inflow of 260 cusecs and a discharge of 419 cusecs. The combined storage in Periyar credit was 8,139 mcft. There was no rainfall recorded in the region in the 24 hours ending at 6 a.m. on Tuesday.
Cardiologist and MP-elect from Bengaluru Rural C.N. Manjunath, who contested from the BJP and defeated three-time Congress MP D.K. Suresh, said he was the “people’s candidate” and that it is their aspiration to see him in the Union Cabinet. In an interview with The Hindu, he claimed his victory was possible because those who were treated at the Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research became his “ambassadors”.