The Kerala state Electricity Board (KSEB) has opened a shutter of the Banasura Sagar Dam at Padinjarethara of the Kuttyadi Hydro–Electric project on Saturday noon owing to the heavy inflow from the catchment areas. KSEB sources said the catchment areas had been witnessing heavy rain for last three days. If the heavy inflow continues, one more shutter of the dam may be opened on Sunday morning, the sources added.
The shutter was opened at 1.30 p.m. when the water level in the reservoir crossed 775.4 meters of the full reservoir level of 775.6 metres, according to the KSEB sources. The tunnel to the Kakkayam Reservoir from this reservoir has been closed.
