The month of August ended with the Idukki dam having an average water storage level of the previous years, compensating for the delayed monsoon this year.
An official of the Dam Monitoring and Research Station, Vazhathoppe, told The Hindu on Monday that the dam had average water level of the season now, though it was less than the figure last year.
The water storage on Monday was better than that in the lean monsoon years in the past, he said.
The water level on Monday was 2,368.2 ft, with the storage level reaching 62.25 percent of the total capacity. A rainfall of 75 mm was recorded in the catchment area on Monday. The water level was increasing by nearly 2 ft a day, the official said. For the past 10 days, there was an increase of over 1 foot of water a day. The water level on the same day last year was 2,395. 63 ft. However, on the same day in 2012, the level was at a low of 2,323 ft.
The power generation at the Moolamattom power house was 3.36 mu and on Sunday, it was 2.18 mu. For a week, the power generation had remained below 4 mu, the official said, adding that there was no cause for concern.
There was good inflow through the Periyar and other tributaries. The water level was rising steadily, and would only increase, though the rain might taper off.
