Four spillways of the Malampuzha dam were opened on Friday afternoon as the inflow into the reservoir increased following heavy rain in the catchment areas. The four sluice gates of the dam were raised by 10 cm. The dam was opened as the water level reached 112.30 metres. Malampuzha dam has a capacity of 115.06 metres.
Three sluice shutters of the Kanhirapuzha dam were raised to 80 cm on Friday as the inflow into the reservoir increased. The water level in the dam reached 94 metres on Friday. It has a capacity of 97.5 metres.
People living on the banks of all rivers in Palakkad and neighbouring districts were warned of floods, especially in the wake of the forecast of heavy rain in the coming days.
