
Water level in Mullaperiyar dam stands at 141.90 feet
The Hindu
MADURAI The water level in Mullaperiyar dam stood at 141.90 feet (permissible level is 142 ft) with
The water level in Mullaperiyar dam stood at 141.90 feet (permissible level is 142 ft) with an inflow of 1,474 cusecs and a discharge of 1,867 cusecs. In Vaigai dam, the water level stood at 63.48 feet (maximum level is 71 ft) with an inflow of 1,377 cusecs and a discharge of 69 cusecs. The combined storage in Periyar credit was 8,091 mcft.
The rainfall (in mm) recorded during the last 24 hours ending at 6 a.m. on Wednesday are as follows: Shanmuganadhi dam 14.2, Manjalar dam and Veerapandi 13 each, Sothupparai dam 12, Peranai dam 11.4, Pulipatti 9.6, Thaniyamangalam 9, Kodaikanal 8, Vaigai dam 8.2, Thekkadi 7.6, Chittampatti 7.2, Periyapatti 6.4, Sathaiyar dam and Melur 5 each, Andipatti 4.8, Kallandhiri 3.6, Mettupatti 3.4, Gudalur and Ezhumalai 2.6 each, Madurai 2, Uthamapalayam 1.2, Idayapatti and Viraganoor 1 each.

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.












