Water level in Mullaperiyar dam stands at 120.35 feet
The Hindu
Current water levels in Mullaperiyar and Vaigai dams, along with storage in Periyar reservoir, on Friday.
Water level in Mullaperiyar dam on Friday stood at 120.35 feet (the maximum permissible level is 142 ft.) with an inflow of 234 cusecs and a discharge of 800 cusecs. In Vaigai dam, the level was 56.50 ft. (the maximum level is 71 ft.) with an inflow of 788 cusecs and a discharge of 407 cusecs. Combined storage in Periyar credit was 4,048.20 mcft.
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