
Water level in Mullaperiyar dam stands at 122.80 feet
The Hindu
Mullaperiyar dam water level 122.80 ft (max 142 ft); Vaigai dam 55.09 ft (max 71 ft); Periyar credit 4,929 mcft; Sothupparai 95 mm, Vaigai 64 mm, Elumalai 39.8 mm, Mullaperiyar 17.4 mm, Kodaikanal 16.6 mm, Manjalar 15 mm, Veerapandi 4.8 mm, Thekkadi 2.4 mm, Shanmuganadhi 1 mm, Uthamapalayam 0.8 mm.
The water level in Mullaperiyar dam stood at 122.80 feet (permissible level is 142 ft) with an inflow of 1,401 cusecs and a discharge of 1,300 cusecs. In Vaigai dam, the water level stood at 55.09 feet (maximum level is 71 ft) with an inflow of 2,042 cusecs and a discharge of 69 cusecs. The combined storage in Periyar credit was 4,929 mcft.
The rainfall (in mm) recorded during the last 24 hours ending at 6 a.m. on Monday was as follows: Sothupparai dam 95, Vaigai dam 64, Elumalai 39.8, Mullaperiyar dam 17.4, Kodaikanal 16.6, Manjalar dam 15, Veerapandi 4.8, Thekkadi 2.4, Shanmuganadhi dam 1 and Uthamapalayam 0.8.

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