The water level in Mullaperiyar dam stood at 110.05 feet (the maximum permissible level is 142 ft.) with an inflow of 108 cusecs and a discharge of 200 cusecs. In Vaigai dam, the level was 28.44 ft. (the maximum level is 71 ft.) with nil inflow and a discharge of 72 cusecs. The combined storage in Periyar credit was 1,130.54 mcft. Rainfall recorded in the 24 hours ending at 6 a.m. on Friday was (in mm): Kodaikanal 25.8, Veerapandi 18.4, Shanmuganadhi dam 16.4, Mullaperiyar dam 6.2, Thekkadi 3.8, Gudalur 3.6 and Vaigai dam 3.
Published - May 01, 2026 07:34 pm IST