Sunday, December 04, 2011: The water level at the 116-year-old Mullaperiyar reservoir has dropped to 136.3 feet on Sunday, sources said. Even though the capacity of the dam is 155 ft, only 136 ft are permitted to store.The excess water is being flowed to Idukki reservoir via Periyar through 13 spillways. The district collector had issued a high alert to those living on the banks of the Periyar River.
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