
Water level in Mullaperiyar, Vaigai dams
The Hindu
Water level on Thursday in Mullaperiyar dam stood at 131.05 feet (maximum permissible level is 142 ft.) with an inflow of 207 cusecs and a discharge of 600 cusecs. In Vaigai dam, the level was 68.64 ft. (71 ft.) with an inflow of 273 cusecs and a discharge of 419 cusecs. Combined storage in Periyar credit was 8,025 mcft. Mullaperiyar dam recorded a rainfall of 5.4 mm and Thekkadi 0.6 mm in the 24 hours ending at 6 a.m. on Thursday.

The procedure of endoscopic removal of stone and blockage from the bile duct, followed by placement of Common Bile Duct (CBD) stent, widely practised in leading medical institutions and private hospitals, was performed for the first time at Government Thoothukudi Medical College and Hospital on a 10-year-old girl.












