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The Hindu
4 days ago
- Climate
- The Hindu
Relentless showers lead to copious inflow to reservoirs
The torrential rain that has lashed the region over the past several days has also led to a significant rise in water levels at dams in Pathanamthitta. A red alert has already been issued for the Moozhiyar Dam, part of the Kakkad Hydroelectric Project under the Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB), with live storage crossing 92.6%. One of the shutters has been opened by 10 cm to ease the pressure. If the heavy downpour continues, authorities may be forced to open more shutters, increasing the discharge into the Kakkad river. In addition to Moozhiyar, the shutters of the Maniyar barrage have also been opened to manage the rising inflow. 175 mm of rainfall Meanwhile, the water level in the Kakki-Anathodu reservoir rose by 2 m within just 24 hours, reaching 960 m against the Full Reservoir Limit of 981.46 m. The Kakki region recorded 175 mm of rainfall during this period, which ended on Friday morning. The Pamba reservoir also continued to witness a steady rise, reaching 975.60 m. The Pamba region received approximately 129 mm of rainfall over the same 24-hour period. With the forests around Sabarimala still experiencing relentless rain, inflows into these reservoirs remain unabated, keeping the situation under close watch.
Hans India
4 days ago
- Climate
- Hans India
Normal life affected as monsoon rains cause havoc in Kerala
Thiruvananthapuram: With the South West Monsoon rains coming down heavily all across Kerala, numerous places in the state were affected on Friday. The Indian Meteorological Department has announced a red alert in the three districts of Idukki, Kannur and Kasargod. An orange alert has been announced in Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha, Kottayam, Ernakulam, Thrissur, Palakkad, Malappuram, Kozhikode and Wayanad. Meanwhile, low lying areas in Kottayam, Alappuzha and Pathanamthitta have seen flooding and many people from these areas have been moved to relief camps. Speaking to IANS, State Fisheries Minister Saji Cherian said numerous people from his hometown in Chengannur are calling him and apprising him of the situation regarding rising waters. 'Am told by people in the know of things that if the rain waters do not come down, what was witnessed in 2018 might happen. The district authorities and the revenue department are on a high alert and are watching the situation. They have been asked to act if they feel the situation might turn worse,' said Cherian. In 11 of the 14 districts in the state, all educational institutions have been given a holiday. Since late on Thursday evening after the rains got heavy, numerous trees were uprooted and the worst affected were the railway tracks as the rising water threw train services out of gear. All the trains in the state are presently running late, while a few local trains were cancelled on Friday. Road traffic has also been thrown out of gear at numerous places following landslips and uprooting of trees. Likewise following the gusty winds across the state, electricity at many places was disrupted and numerous places in the state capital city saw power outages on Thursday. However, on Friday morning the power supply was restored in many places. Across the state power was disrupted in over five million homes on Thursday. According to rough estimates prepared by the Kerala State Electricity Board due to the heavy rains and uprooting of trees they have suffered a loss of Rs 120 crore. An 85-year-old lady who was returning home to Thirumaradi in Ernakulam district died after a tree fell on her during the storm.
The Hindu
4 days ago
- Climate
- The Hindu
Southwest monsoon rainfall continues to lash Kerala
The southwest monsoon rainfall continued to lash most parts of Kerala on Friday (may 30, 2025) morning, causing waterlogging and damage to property and prompting the the India Meteorological Department (IMD) to issue heavy rainfall alerts for all districts. Three districts – Kasaragod, Kannur and Idukki – are on red alert for extremely heavy rainfall (above 20 cm in a 24-hour period). The 11 remaining districts, including the capital Thiruvananthapuram, are on orange alert for isolated heavy to very heavy rainfall (11.5 cm to 20.4 cm in 24-hours). Strong winds have toppled trees and snapped tree branches in many places across the State, damaging overhead power lines and disrupting traffic. Given the extreme weather conditions over Kerala, the IMD has also been issuing Nowcast alerts for three-hour periods for the districts. There were also reports that the one of the two fishers who had gone missing in the sea off Thiruvananthapuram was recovered on Friday morning. Search is on for one missing man. Several trains are also running late on account of the heavy rainfall. In a Thursday evening update, the state-run Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) had pegged the losses to its power distribution wing on account of snapped power lines, damaged electric poles and transformers at ₹120.81 crore. As many as 2,190 high-tension electric poles and 16,366 low-tension electric poles have sustained heavy damages in the rain havoc reported in the southern State over the past several days. The IMD's Meteorological Centre in Thiruvananthapuram said in a morning update that the Southwest monsoon has been vigorous over Kerala. Rain occurred at most places in Kerala and also the Lakshadweep Islands. Kudulu in Kasaragod district recorded 20 cm of rainfall, followed by Vadakara in Kozhikode district (19 cm). Hosdurg and Bayar in Kasaragod receoved 17 cm, while Peringome in Kannur and Padannakkad and Muliyar in Kasaragoid received 15 cm each. The southwest monsoon had set in over Kerala early this year (May 24), bringing heavy rainfall and gusting winds. As per the latest rainfall updates, Kerala has received 96% excess rainfall during the period from March 1 to May 29, which also accounts for the summer rainfall period. This is a 'large excess' in IMD parlance.
New Indian Express
4 days ago
- Business
- New Indian Express
Nearly 10,000 government employees to retire on May 31; Kerala to pay Rs 4,000 crore in benefits
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Nearly 10,000 government employees, including teachers, will retire from service on Saturday. The state government will have to spend about Rs 4,000 crore to pay various end-of-service benefits to the outgoing employees. Benefits due to employees include commutation of pension, death-cum-retirement gratuity, terminal surrender of leave, provident fund, besides group insurance scheme and state life insurance scheme. The benefits of group insurance and state life insurance schemes are to be paid in the event of death or retirement of the employee, whichever is earlier. Commutation of pension and PF are the major payments due to retiring employees. Around 20,000 employees retired from service in recent years and at least half of them did so on May 31. This is attributed to an old practice as part of which parents falsely record their children's birthday as May 31. This was to meet the requirement of completing five years of age for school admission. The practice stopped when birth certificate was made mandatory for school admissions. In 2024, over 10,000 employees retired on May 31, while the figure was about 11,000 in 2023. Sources in the finance department said mass retirements in May will see a significant decline from 2027 onwards. Among the state public-sector undertakings, the Kerala State Electricity Board will see over 1,000 personnel retire from service on Saturday.
India Today
5 days ago
- Climate
- India Today
Kerala electricity board reports Rs 8 crore loss in single district due to monsoon
The Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) has reported losses exceeding Rs 8 crore in Kannur district alone, following several days of intense monsoon rain and strong winds. The weather has severely impacted the power infrastructure across the to the KSEB, the Kannur Electrical Circle has suffered damages amounting to Rs 4.92 crore. A total of 616 electricity poles were destroyed, and wires were snapped at 1,953 locations. In addition, a distribution transformer was the Sreekandapuram Electrical Circle, the estimated loss stands at Rs 4.04 crore. The damage includes 95 high-tension (HT) and 677 low-tension (LT) electricity poles. HT cables were snapped at 42 points, while LT lines were damaged in 1,531 locations. Two distribution transformers were also affected. The KSEB has announced that it will prioritise restoration work based on the severity and scale of damage. Immediate attention will be given to faults in the 11 kilovolt (kV) line, which is critical to supplying power to the entire area. Restoration of low-tension lines will follow, with individual consumer complaints to be addressed in the subsequent KSEB has urged residents to report any electrical accidents or suspected hazards immediately to their local Section office or by calling the emergency number 9496010101. Power outage complaints can be lodged through the toll-free customer care number 1912, on 9496001912, or via IN THIS STORY#Kerala
