Water level in Mullaperiyar dam stands at 128.20 feet
Water level in Mullaperiyar dam stood at 128.20 feet (permissible level is 142 ft.) with an inflow of 1,190 cusecs and a discharge of 1,622 cusecs. In Vaigai dam, the level stood at 60.37 ft. (the maximum level is 71 ft.) with an inflow of 929 cusecs and a discharge of 69 cusecs. Combined storage in Periyar credit was 5,782.02 mcft. The rainfall recorded in the 24 hours ending at 6 a.m. on Saturday was (in mm): Periyar 41, Thekkadi 16.4, Veerapandi 5.2, Vaidai Dam 2, Sothupparai 2, Shanmuganadhi 1.4 and Gudalur 0.8.
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