Following increased inflow, more water was released from the Mullaperiyar and Idukki dams on Tuesday. The five shutters of the Cheruthoni dam of the Idukki reservoir were opened to release 350 cumecs and 10,400 cusecs was released to the Periyar from the Mullaperiyar.
Many houses were waterlogged at the Manjumala, Vikas Nagar, and Kadasikkad Aattoram areas of Vandiperiyar after Tamil Nadu opened 13 shutters of the Mullaperiyar dam. Water Resources Minister Roshy Augustine and Peerumade MLA Vazhoor Soman reviewed the situation in the downstream areas of the Mullaperiyar dam. Relief camps were opened at Vallakadavu, Vandiperiyar, Chappathu and Upputhara.
Shutters two, three, four of the Cheruthoni dam were raised by 140 cm and one, five by 40 cm on Tuesday. A total of 350 cumecs was released to the Cheruthoni river.
