The Mullaperiyar subcommittee on Sunday visited the Mullaperiyar dam in the wake of increasing water level.
There were also reports of a leak in the baby dam.
The
committee took note of the water level. The supervisory committee is
scheduled to visit the dam on Monday. The water level in the dam rose to
138.8 ft. The maximum allowed water level is 142 ft.
The district administration has alerted the people living in the downstream of the dam as per the Theni Collector's alert.
Tamil
Nadu is drawing water from the dam at a low level. The district
administration has identified 129 people living in the downstream to be
shifted to shelter homes if the dam shutters were to open after reaching
the water level over 142 ft.
Though, there was
increased inflow into the dam following heavy rainfall in the catchment
area on Saturday, there is no possibility of a sudden rise in the water
level.
The water level in the dam rose to 138.8 ft. Maximum allowed water
level is 142 ft.
Data that may be helpful:
Important Points:-
Important Points:-
- The Mullaiperiyar Dam or Mullaiperiyar Dam is a masonry gravity dam on the Periyar River in the Indian state of Kerala It is located 881 m (2,890 ft) above mean sea level, on the Cardamom Hills of the Western Ghats in Thekkady, Idukki District of Kerala, South India.
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