KUMILI: With water currents receding, Tamil Nadu Thursday closed one of the spillway shutters of the Mullaperiyar dam. The water level of the dam is now 141.65 feet. A decrease was seen in the water currents afterthe rains have stopped a bit.The chief secretaries of Kerala and Tamil Nadu had earlier reached an agreement to retain the water level to 141 feet. Tamil Nadu rejected Kerala’s demand to bring down the water level to 140 feet.
Meantime, a seven-member team led by Chief Minister Oommen Chandy will meet union minister seeking their intervention on the issue. The rise in the water level is a concern for the Keralites.
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