The heavy rain that left a trail of destruction across the State last week appeared to have tapered off on Tuesday, but with more than 30 brimming dams spewing water through spillway shutters, residents in the downstream areas remained on high alert.
The rising water level in reservoirs forced authorities to turn their attention to dam management. The shutters of most dams were raised further as the heavy inflow from catchment areas continued.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin wrote to his Kerala counterpart Pinarayi Vijayan that the Mullaperiyar dam posed no threat to Kerala and that flood regulation was being done as per the rule curve. Residents along the banks of rivers in Palakkad, Thrissur, Wayanad, Pathanamthitta, Idukki and Ernakulam were put on high alert against inundation by floodwaters.
