All arrangements are in place for opening one shutter of the Cheruthoni dam on the Idukki reservoir at 10 a.m. on Sunday, State Water Resources Minister Roshy Augustine said in Idukki, adding that the discharge will not cause hardships to people living downstream.
Mr. Augustine told a press conference that 50,000 litres waters will be released per second as one shutter will be raised by 70 cm. A red alert had been sounded for reservoir on Saturday morning after the water level crossed the rule level of 2353.53 ft.
On Sunday morning, the water level was at 2384.1 ft.
