Water level
The Hindu
MADURAI
MADURAI
Water level in Mullaperiyar dam on Monday stood at 131.25 ft. (maximum permissible level is 142 feet) with an inflow of 136 cusecs and a discharge of 400 cusecs. In Vaigai dam, the level was 58.61 ft. (71 ft.) with nil inflow and a discharge of 869 cusecs. Combined storage in Periyar credit was 6,921 mcft.
Rainfall recorded in the 24 hours ending at 6 a.m. on Monday was (in mm): Kodaikanal and Melur 20 each, Idayapatti 15, Thaniyamangalam 11, Sathiyar dam 9, Kuppanampatti 7.4, Pulipatti 1.2 and Mullaperiyar dam 1.
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