
Water level in Mullaperiyar dam stands at 128.40 feet
The Hindu
Water levels in Mullaperiyar and Vaigai dams, along with rainfall data, in a single update.
Water level in Mullaperiyar dam stood at 128.40 feet (the maximum permissible level is 142 ft.) with an inflow of 2,268 cusecs and a discharge of 1,400 cusecs. In Vaigai dam, the level was 53.64 ft. (the maximum level is 71 ft.) with an inflow of 1,449 cusecs and a discharge of 969 cusecs. Combined storage in Periyar credit was 5,552.09 mcft. Rainfall recorded in the 24 hours ending at 6 a.m. on Sunday was (in mm): Mullaperiyar dam 4.8, Gudalur 1.4, Uthamapalayam 1.2, Shanmuganadhi dam 0.8 and Thekkadi 0.4.

In , the grape capital of India and host of the Simhastha Kumbh Mela every 12 years, environmental concerns over a plan to cut 1,800 trees for the proposed Sadhugram project in the historic Tapovan area have sharpened political fault lines ahead of local body elections. The issue has pitted both Sena factions against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which leads the ruling Mahayuti alliance in Maharashtra. While Eknath Shinde, Deputy Chief Minister and Shiv Sena chief, and Uddhav Thackeray, chief of the Shiv Sena (UBT), remain political rivals, their parties have found rare common ground in Tapovan, where authorities propose clearing trees across 34 acres to build Sadhugram and a MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and Exhibitions) hub, as part of a ₹300-crore infrastructure push linked to the pilgrimage.












