A sluice gate of Peringalkuthu reservoir will be opened on Wednesday morning at 7.30 a.m. As a result, water level at Chalakudy river is expected to rise by 3 ft and the District Collector has asked people on the banks of the river to remain alert.
Following heavy rain, the water level at the dam reached 419.41 m on Tuesday and water was released through slipways to the Chalakudy river.