Water to be stored at 142 feet in Mullaperiyar dam from Nov. 30
The Hindu
Tamil Nadu engineers released water, says Duraimurugan
The Tamil Nadu government will store water in the Mullaperiyar dam at the permitted level of 142 feet from November 30, depending on the inflow, as per the Supreme Court order and the approval of the Central Water Commission, Minister for Water Resources Duraimurugan said on Saturday.
He further clarified that Tamil Nadu engineers released water from the dam on October 28, while the Kerala Minister and officials were present when the sluices were opened.
“In line with the direction of the Supreme Court and the approval of the Central Water Commission, the Water Resources Department is regulating the level in the dam as per the rule curve. There is no doubt in the [Tamil Nadu government’s] resolve that water would be stored at the permitted level of 142 feet from November 30, depending on the inflow. The Tamil Nadu government has been monitoring, maintaining and operating the Mullaperiyar dam,” he said in a statement.