Water level rise in reservoirs of Kerala
With the heavy rain in the recent days
Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) has seen a rise in level of water in
reservoirs by 2 percent raising the toll from 72% to 74%.
As the water level increased, it made
possible to produce from 2,985.2 mu (million unit) of electricity on the first
day to 3,045.231 mu on the third day with the rising trend on 4th
day too.
It is observed for the first time that
the water storage level has risen to the extent that the Pampa and Kakki
reservoirs has seen the rise in water level by 5 percent within a single day.
Even the Kundal reservoir was operated at its full capacity and the Sholayar
dam saw a rose by 1 percent.
Even the Mullaperiyar dam saw a
drastic rise in water storage on a single day with 128 ft which was 121.7 ft two
days earlier. It is for the first time that the water storage rose by 6.3 ft on
a single day.