Sub-committee inspects Mullaperiyar dam as water level crosses 136 feet

MADURAI: A five-member sub-committee, led by M S Saravanakumar from the Central Water Commission, inspected the Mullaperiyar dam as the water level in the reservoir crossed 136 feet on Tuesday.
The other members of the committee are two PWD officials from Tamil Nadu -- T Kumar and Sam Irwin -- and two officials from Kerala -- S N Praseeth Binu Baby.
They went up to the earthen portion of the dam and studied the pore pressure. The inspected seepage and shutters. They also visited the gallery of the dam.
The same team inspected the dam on June 24 when the water level was just 112 feet.
The inflow into the reservoir was 3,521 cusecs while 2,130 cusecs of water was being released from it. PWD sources said water might be released for irrigation on August 13.