Following heavy rainfall in the catchment area, the water level rose over 1.7 ft over the past 24 hours in the Idukki reservoir. According to the Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) dam safety officials, the water level on Sunday stood at 2,341.38 ft, which is 38.60% of the total storage capacity, as against 2,385.04 ft (79.45%) the same day last year.
A KSEB dam safety official said that for the past three days, the upstream areas of the reservoir had received heavy rainfall, resulting in increased storage in the dam. “If the same active spell occurs in the catchment areas, the storage will increase by nearly 5 to 6 ft within two or three days. The catchment areas of the Idukki reservoir received 65.2 mm of rainfall in the past 24 hours.”
“Compared to the previous year, there is a shortage of 44.36 ft of water in the reservoir. To ensure maximum storage, power generation was reduced in the Moolamattom power plant. Power generation on Saturday was 1.024 million units (mu),” said the official.
