
Water level in Papanasam dam
The Hindu
Water level in Papanasam dam on Monday stood at 103.55 feet (maximum permissible level is 143 ft.) with an inflow of 776.39 cusecs and a discharge of 854.75 cusecs. The level in Manimuthar dam was 108.10 ft. (118 ft.) with an inflow of 312 cusecs and a discharge of 475 cusecs.

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.












