September 13, 2021 09:11 pm | Updated 09:12 pm IST - Madurai
DINDIGUL: TAMIL NADU: 18/01/2021: Excess water discharging from Vaigai Dam near Andipatti in Theni district, Tamil Nadu, on Monday, 18 January 2021. Photo: Handout_e_mail/ The Hindu.
Water level in Periyar dam on Monday stood at 131.10 feet (permissible level is 142 ft.) with an inflow of 1,035 cusecs and a discharge of 1,300 cusecs. In Vaigai dam, the level was 58.51 ft. (71 ft.) with an inflow of 744 cusecs and a discharge of 1,819 cusecs. Combined storage in Periyar credit was 7,081 mcft.
Rainfall recorded in the region in the 24 hours ending at 6 a.m. on Monday was (in mm): Thekkadi 17, Periyar dam 16 and Kodaikanal 0.6.
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