
Water level in Mullaperiyar dam stands at 129.15 feet
The Hindu
Water levels in Mullaperiyar and Vaigai dams, along with rainfall data and storage levels in Periyar credit.
Water level in Mullaperiyar dam stood at 129.15 feet (permissible level is 142 ft) with an inflow of 462 cusecs and a discharge of 1,200 cusecs. In Vaigai dam, the level stood at 59.32 feet (maximum level is 71 ft) with an inflow of 591 cusecs and a discharge of 69 cusecs. The combined storage in Periyar credit was 5,710.70 mcft. The rainfall recorded in 24 hours ending at 6 a.m. on Monday was (in mm): Mettupatti 14.2, Mullaperiyar dam 3.4, Kallandiri and Melur 2 and Madurai 0.2.

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