Water level in Mullaperiyar dam

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A view of Mullaperiyar dam.

A view of Mullaperiyar dam.
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Water level in Mullaperiyar dam stood at 135 feet (the maximum permissible level is 142 ft.) with an inflow of 5,506 cusecs and a discharge of 1,867 cusecs.

In Vaigai dam, the level was 60.99 ft. (the maximum level is 71 ft.) with an inflow of 1,705 cusecs and a discharge of 2,969 cusecs.

Combined storage in Periyar credit was 7,934.39 mcft.

Rainfall recorded in the 24 hours ending at 6 a.m. on Friday was (in mm): Mullaperiyar dam 47.8, Thekkadi 45.2, Gudalur 5.4, Uthamapalayam 4.8, Shanmuganadhi dam 4.6, Veerapandi 2.2, Elumalai 1.2, Vaigai dam and Sothupparai dam 1 each.

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