The water level at Mullaperiyar reservoir in Idukki district of Kerala reached 136 feet late Sunday night, district collector H Dineshan told the Press Trust of India. Negotiating Mullaperiyar water release with Tamil NaduAccording to information provided by the Idukki district administration, the water level at Mullaperiyar at 10 pm on August 9 was 136 feet. Considering Kerala’s request, the Central Water Commission had also directed to release water from Mullaperiyar dam to be released into Periyar river when it reaches 138 feet. The water level, which was at 116.20 feet on August 3, reached 131.25 feet by 2 pm on August 7,” Mehta said in his letter. Hence, necessary steps should be taken to release water in a phased manner,” he had added.

Source: Huffington Post August 10, 2020 04:30 UTC