Water level
The Hindu
Water level in Mullaperiyar dam on Saturday stood at 130.65 feet (maximum permissible level is 142 ft.) with an inflow of 72 cusecs and a discharge of 600 cusecs. In Vaigai dam, the level was 68.47 ft. (71 ft.) with an inflow of 227 cusecs and a discharge of 419 cusecs. The combined storage in Periyar credit was 7,892 mcft.
The election authorities are gearing up for the counting of votes cast in the simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha and Assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh, scheduled to be held on June 4. The Collectors and Election Officers of Visakhapatnam, Anakapalli and Alluri Sitharama Raju (ASR) districts said on May 23 (Thursday) that their teams were ready for the counting of votes.
Responding to the prolonged water scarcity, the residents of the area took to the streets in protest on Wednesday. The protest, which drew attention to their plight, stopped only after the intervention of the police. It was not until 1.30 p.m. that a 4000-litre tanker was finally delivered by BWSSB, providing relief to the water-starved residents.