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Reservoirs get better inflows

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Inflow into reservoirs in the State is improving with heavy rain in central Kerala on Saturday night.

The catchments of the Idukki reservoir received 8 cm rain. The water level went up by a foot. An official spokesman said that the full flow from the rainfall was yet to reach the dam.

The reservoir has water to produce 2,309 million units of electricity on Sunday (8 a.m.) as against 3,445 million units on the corresponding day last year. This is only 39.29 per cent of its capacity.

The catchments of the Idamayalar dam received 3.1 cm of rain. The storage is now at 55 per cent of the capacity. The spillways of some of the smaller dams in Idukki district has been opened in view of the rain. These include the run-of-the-river Lower Periyar Project, where three generators (180 MW) are running fulltime.

The project areas of the Sabarigiri project, the second largest power project in the State, also received good rain. The renovation of the six generators, originally scheduled to be completed last year, has been delayed. If the reservoir receives heavy inflow in the coming months, release of water through the spillways might become necessary.

Staff Reporter writes from Pathanamthitta: Meanwhile, the Kerala State Electricity Board authorities at Moozhiyar told The Hindu that the twin reservoirs of the Sabarigiri hydro-electricity project at Kakki and Anathode are witnessing heavy inflow.

The Kakkad powerhouse as well as the mini hydro-electricity project of a private company downstream of Moozhiyar too were running on full capacity, according to the Kerala State Electricity Board sources.

Experts say the sudden rise in the water level in all the three rivers on Sunday might have been due to some sort of a landslip in the interior forests.

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