
Water level
The Hindu
The water level in Mullaperiyar dam on Tuesday stood at 128.60 feet (maximum permissible level is 142 ft.) with nil inflow and a discharge of 600 cusecs. In Vaigai dam, the level was 68.42 ft. (71 ft.) with an inflow of 238 cusecs and a discharge of 422 cusecs. Combined storage in Periyar credit was 7,437 mcft.

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