Continuous rainfall increases inflow into Pechiparai dam; 500 cusecs to be released

Kanniyakumari territory has been experiencing wide rainfall since the precocious hours of Thursday, which continued passim Friday. Due to this, the inflow into Pechiparai dam has increased. To guarantee the information of dams an archetypal discharge of 500 cusecs volition beryllium released from Pechiparai dam astatine 7 a.m. connected Saturday (October 25).

The h2o volition travel done Kaliyal, Thirparappu, Moovatrumugam, Kuzhithurai and Erayumanthurai earlier yet merging astatine the Thengapatinam sea. The residents surviving on the banks of Kodhaiyar-Thamirabharani stream are advised to workout caution.

As of Friday, the h2o level successful the Pechiparai dam stood astatine 42.3 feet, against its afloat capableness 48 feet with an inflow of 1,286 cusecs and discharge of 492 cusecs. Water level successful Perunchani dam stood astatine 66.81 feet, portion the full capableness of the dam is 77 feet with an inflow of 1,597 cusecs with nary discharge.

Several places successful the territory person been witnessing persistent bedewed weather. Following the dense upwind and rainfall crossed the territory successful the aboriginal hours of Friday, the students and parents anticipated a rainfall holiday, nevertheless the territory medication did not state a holiday.

Kanniyakumar Collector R. Alagumeena inspected the northeast monsoon preparations astatine Thovalai area. She directed the officials to expedite indispensable enactment successful the areas prone to h2o logging.

Ms. Alagumeena besides inspected the nonstop paddy procurement centre astatine Chenbagaramanputhoor and Vadasery areas. The section officials were instructed to cleanable the ample quantity of paddy and store them successful the warehouse.

The rainfall recorded successful the territory ending astatine 6 a.m. connected Friday was arsenic follows: Kottaram 49.4, Nagercoil 40.6, Aralvaimozhi 25, Balamore 87.4, Thuckalay 30, Colachel 21, Chittar I 72.8, Pechiparai 72.4, Perunchani 69.4, Puthen dam 68.6 and Thirparappau recorded 58.4 mm rainfall.