Water level in Mullaperiyar dam stands at 125.15 feet
The Hindu
Mullaperiyar dam water level is at 125.15 feet, with significant inflow and discharge rates recorded.
Water level in Mullaperiyar dam stood at 125.15 feet (the maximum permissible level is 142 ft.) with an inflow of 138 cusecs and a discharge of 1,000 cusecs. In Vaigai dam, the level was 47.67 ft. (the maximum level is 71 ft.) with an inflow of 875 cusecs and a discharge of 69 cusecs. Combined storage in Periyar credit was 5,026.74 mcft.
The rainfall recorded during the 24 hours ending at 6 a.m. on Tuesday was (in mm): Mettupatti 7.6, Pulipatti 7.2, Thaniyamangalam 6, Chittampatti 5.4, Sothupparai dam, Periyapatti and Peranai 5.2, Sathiyar dam 5, Manjalar dam 4, Uthamapalayam 3.6, Kodaikanal 3.4, Andipatti 2.8, Thekkadi 2.2, Melur 2, Vaigai dam 1.2, Kallandiri 1, Elumalai 0.8 and Madurai 0.6.
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