Kerala govt. alerted about water release from Mullaperiyar dam
In the advance intimation sent to Kerala officials, the Assistant Engineer, WRD, Thekkady, said water level in Mullaperiyar dam stood at 134.30 feet at 4 p.m. on Thursday. The dam was receiving an inflow of 6,084 cusecs.
With the Rule Curve method being implemented in the dam, surplus water may be released to Kerala side most likely from June 28.
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