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The dam will launch 534 cubic toes of water within the preliminary part and incrementally enhance the discharge to 1000 cubic toes by 2.30 p.m.
The dam will launch 534 cubic toes of water within the preliminary part and incrementally enhance the discharge to 1000 cubic toes by 2.30 p.m.
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Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has sought the pressing intervention of his Tamil Nadu counterpart M. Ok. Stalin to manage the water discharge from Mullaperiyar to maintain the reservoir’s water stage throughout the security threshold.
Mr. Vijayan’s letter comes in opposition to the dam administration’s choice to lift the barrier’s spillway shutters by 12.30 p.m. on Friday.
The dam will launch 534 cubic toes of water within the preliminary part and incrementally enhance the discharge to 1000 cubic toes by 2.30 p.m.
Irrigation Minister Roshy Augustine warned individuals residing downstream of Mullaperiyar to train excessive vigilance. He mentioned if the rain continued unabated, the federal government could be constrained to open the shutters of the Idukki dam.
Mr. Vijayan mentioned in his letter to Mr. Stalin: “As you might be conscious, the State of Kerala has been experiencing heavy rainfall for the previous few days. Indian Meteorological Division (IMD) has already issued a crimson alert in a number of districts of Kerala, together with Idukki, and the water stage of Mullaperiyar Dam is nearing 136 toes. If this example persists, there shall be a drastic rise within the water stage within the dam because of the heavy influx into the dam”.
Mr. Vijayan requested Mr. Stalin to “kindly give instructions to the authorities involved to make sure that the outflow/discharge from the dam is greater than the influx, making an allowance for the heavy rainfall within the catchment space of Mullaperiyar Dam”.
Mr. Vijayan additionally requested Mr. Stalin to tell Kerala in regards to the “opening of shutters at the very least 24 hours prematurely in order to take precautionary measures for the guaranteeing the security of individuals residing downstream of Mullaperiyar dam”.
Tamil Nadu’s opening of Mullaperiyar shutters allegedly with out warning previously years had brought on flooding in Kerala and kicked up a political row.
