IDUKKI: Flood situation improved marginally in
Kerala with water level in Idukki reservoir receding for the second straight day from 2,400.6ft on Saturday to 2,398.68ft on Sunday evening. However, heavy rain continued in the catchment areas of the reservoir on Sunday. Over the past 24 hours, Idukki recorded an average rainfall of 20.86mm.
With the death of a 58-year-old woman in a house collapse in Wayanad, the toll in current floods in the state has reached 38. Six people are missing. After a lull, heavy rain battered Wayanad on Sunday.
Wayanad district
collector A R Ajayakumar has announced a holiday for all educational institutions, including professional colleges, on Monday.
All three shutters of Pothundy dam were opened on Sunday and the final warning to open the shutters of Chulliyar,
Walayar
and Meenkara reservoirs were issued as the water level had crossed the danger mark.
District collector D Balamurali said all three shutters of Pothundy reservoir were opened as a precautionary measure on Sunday as the water level rose to 107.71m. Shutters of Meenkara and Walayar dams will also be opened at any time.
Meanwhile, water level in
Mullaperiyar dam
rose to 135.2ft on Sunday morning.
Kerala State Electricity Board
officials said the shutters of Cheruthony dam will remain open for the time being.
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