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Mullaperiyar Dam Opens 13 Spillway Shutters Following Monsoon Surge

Initiating controlled releases under yellow alerts, authorities prepare relief camps ahead of forecast heavy rains

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Overview

  • All 13 spillway shutters at Mullaperiyar Dam were raised on the morning of June 29, initiating controlled releases targeting 250 to 1,000 cusecs.
  • Inflow into the reservoir reached approximately 5,867 cusecs while outflows through the penstock and Irachipalam canal measure about 2,117 cusecs.
  • The India Meteorological Department has placed Idukki, Kottayam, Pathanamthitta, Malappuram and Wayanad districts under yellow alert for heavy to very heavy rainfall.
  • Kerala State Disaster Management Authority and district officials are monitoring river levels, preparing relief camps and advising residents along the Periyar River to move to safer sites.
  • Multiple weather systems over the Bay of Bengal and Kutch region are forecast to sustain rainfall in the dam’s catchment and could necessitate additional water releases.