Kerala on Thursday urged Tamil Nadu to maintain the water level in the Mullaperiyar dam in Idukki district at a safe level, given the heavy rainfall forecasts.
In a letter, Water Resources Minister Roshy Augustine sought the urgent intervention of S. Duraimurugan, Minister for Water Resources, Tamil Nadu, to regulate water discharge to steadily bring down the level to ‘‘a safer point’‘ in view of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecasts regarding heavy rainfall.
Idukki is on orange alert for isolated heavy to very heavy rainfall on Friday, according to a Thursday evening weather update by the IMD.
