
Water level
The Hindu
MADURAI
The water level on Wednesday in Mullaperiyar dam stood at 137.95 feet (permissible level is 142 ft) with an inflow of 1,260 cusecs and a discharge of 1,867 cusecs. In Vaigai dam, the water level stood at 70.44 feet (maximum level is 71 ft) with an inflow of 1,985 cusecs and a discharge of 2,069 cusecs. The combined storage in Periyar credit was 10,947 mcft.
The rainfall (in mm) recorded during the last 24 hours ending at 6 a.m. on Wednesday are as follows: Periyar 1 and Thekkadi 2

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