Water level recedes in Mullaperiyar
The Hindu
Storage declines in Idukki too
The water level in the Mullaperiyar dam receded to 141.85 ft at 3 p.m. on Monday after the reopening of the discharge tunnel and raising of two spillway shutters on Sunday night.
The water level reached 141.90 ft at 10 p.m. on Sunday and remained at that level on Monday morning. Tamil Nadu started drawing water from the Mullaperiyar dam at 7 p.m. on Sunday and at 10 p.m. it opened two spillway shutters to 30 cm each releasing water to the Periyar.
This was the second time in a week Tamil Nadu was opening the spillway shutters of the dam. The maximum storage level is 142 ft.