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Tamil Nadu
PAP dams receive marginal inflow
Staff Reporter
TIRUPUR: The unseasonal rain spell, which began to lash on Friday in the western ghats, brought cheer to residents and farmers of the region as it improved the inflow marginally at the group of dams under the Parambikulam Aliyar Project (PAP).According to PAP sources, the Sholayar reservoir received a total of 913 cubic feet per second (cusecs) since Friday,
On 8 a.m. on Wednesday water level stood at 21.72 ft against the full storage level of 160 ft .
Water level stood at 53.15 ft at another biggest reservoir in the region, Parambikulam against its full reservoir level of 72 ft. During the 24 hours ending 8 a.m. on Wednesday, Amaravathi Reservoir received an inflow of 518 cusecs.
The dam received an inflow of 899cusecs in the last five days. Water level reached at 66.39 ft against its FRL of 90 ft.
The unseasonal rain did not enthuse the Forest authorities at Indira Gandhi Wildlife Sanctuary and National Park, popularly known as Top Slip. When compare to Valparai region, Topslip registered lower rainfall.
If the rains continued to lash for another couple of days in the region, it would prevent jungle streams from going dry.
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