
Water level
The Hindu
Current water levels in Mullaperiyar and Vaigai dams, along with rainfall data and storage in Periyar credit.
The water level in Mullaperiyar dam stood at 123.20 feet (the maximum permissible level is 142 feet) with an inflow of 1,035 cusecs and a discharge of 456 cusecs. In Vaigai dam, the level was 59.84 ft. (the maximum level is 71 feet) with an inflow of 952 cusecs and a discharge of 569 cusecs. Combined storage in Periyar credit was 3,943.17 mcft. Rainfall recorded in the 24 hours ending at 6 a.m. on Monday was (in mm): Mullaperiyar dam 12.6, Pulipatti 2, Thekkadi 1.4 and Elumalai 0.8.

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