
Water level in Mullaperiyar dam stands at 120.05 feet
The Hindu
Water level in Mullaperiyar dam stood at 120.05 feet (the maximum permissible level is 142 ft.) with an inflow of 505 cusecs and a discharge of 400 cusecs. Madurai
Water level in Mullaperiyar dam stood at 120.05 feet (the maximum permissible level is 142 ft.) with an inflow of 505 cusecs and a discharge of 400 cusecs. The level in Vaigai dam was 50.13 ft. (71 ft.) with an inflow of 94 cusecs and a discharge of 69 cusecs. Combined storage in Periyar credit was 3,731 mcft. Rainfall recorded in the 24 hours ending at 6 a.m. on Wednesday was (in mm): Melur 27, Pulipatti 12.4, Thaniyamangalam 9, Thekkadi 3, Kodaikanal and Kallandiri 2 each, Mullaperiyar dam 0.8 and Shanmuganadhi dam 0.4.

Although students from Tamil Nadu remain the leading recipients of educational loans across India, there has been a significant decline in the number of active loans they hold. The number of active education loan accounts decreased from 27.4 lakh accounts to about 20.1 lakh in the period. The fall can be mostly attributed to the fall in Tamil Nadu’s numbers.












