The water level of Mullaperiyar dam will reach 142 feet on November
The water level of Mullaperiyar dam will reach 142 feet on November 30 Chennai: Tamil Nadu Water Resources Minister S. Duraimurugan on Tuesday said that by November 30, the Mullaperiyar dam would store 142 feet of water as per norms. In a statement issued here, Duraimurugan said that as per norms, the water in Mullaperiyar dam can be stored up to 142 feet on November 30 and the storage level will reach the day when the rainy season is expected to end. He said that as per the rule curve on water storage level, the water storage level in the dam was 138.75 feet against the rule curve of 138 feet and hence the state was forced to release the excess water. Duraimurugan said the storage norms were released recently and the people of old times were not aware of it. On the issue of felling of trees under the Mullaperiyar Baby Dam, Duraimurugan said that Kerala Forest and Wildlife Department Deputy Director AP Sunil Babu had on November 6 informed the Tamil Nadu government about the...