
Water level in Mullaperiyar dam stands at 139.85 feet
The Hindu
Mullaperiyar & Vaigai dams' water levels, inflow & discharge, combined storage & rainfall in Madurai region reported.
Water level in Mullaperiyar dam stood at 139.85 feet (the maximum permissible level is 142 ft.) with an inflow of 2,023 cusecs and a discharge of 300 cusecs. In Vaigai dam, the level was 69.42 ft. (71 ft.) with an inflow of 2,187 cusecs and a discharge of 2,319 cusecs. Combined storage in Periyar credit was 9,763 mcft. Rainfall recorded in the 24 hours ending at 6 a.m. on Thursday was (in mm): Kodaikanal 8, Sothupparai dam 3, Thekkadi 1.2, Uthamapalayam 1, Madurai and Shanmuganadhi dam 0.8 each, Viraganur 0.6 and Gudalur 0.4.

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