Water level in Mullaperiyar dam stands at 120.85 feet
The Hindu
Water level in Mullaperiyar dam stood at 120.85 feet (the maximum permissible level is 142 ft.) with an inflow of 175 cusecs and a discharge of 400 cusecs. Madurai
Water level in Mullaperiyar dam stood at 120.85 feet (the maximum permissible level is 142 ft.) with an inflow of 175 cusecs and a discharge of 400 cusecs. The level in Vaigai dam was 48.20 ft. (71 ft.) with nil inflow and a discharge of 69 cusecs. Combined storage in Periyar credit was 3,676 mcft. Rainfall recorded in the 24 hours ending at 6 a.m. on Thursday was (in mm): Viraganur 27, Manjalar dam 21, Sathiyar dam 19.8, Kallandiri 16.4, Kuppanampatti 11.4, Chittampatti 7.2, Mettupatti 3.2 and Madurai 3.
While residents are worried over deaths due to diarrhoea in Vijayawada, officials still grapple to find the root cause. Contaminated drinking water supplied by VMC officials is the reason, insist people in the affected areas, but officials insist that efforts are on to identify the disease and that those with symptoms other than diarrhoea too are visiting the health camps.