KOCHI: Ahead of the introduction of the southwest monsoon, most probably by May 31, the Kerala state crisis management capacity has issued alarms warning of increase in river water amounts at Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha and Kottayam districts.
After regular rain for the last two months, the fundamental water fee (CWC) was issuing warnings for ponds in which the amounts have touched or spanned the threat mark depending on the data obtained by the CWC’s observation channels.
The water level in the Kallooppara tracking channel in Manimalayar has climbed to 5.
98m contrary to the caution amount of 5m.
Individuals living in the river banks are advised to be more careful.
Likewise the water amount in Malakkara from the Pamba river from Pathanamthitta district touched on 7m that is the risk level.
The maximum flood level achieved is 9.
58m August 16, 2018.
Even the Achankovil river at Thumpamon at Pathanamthitta is flowing in a degree of 10.
12m, that is over the risk level of 10m and 3.
62m under its previous greatest flood level of 13.
735m.
Meanwhile, the water has been discharged from Malankara, Kuttiyadi, Karapuzha, Siruvani, Kallada, Chimoni, Kanjirapuzha, Mariyar, Bhoothathankettu, Moolathara along with Pazhassi irrigation reservoirs to keep it inside the safe amounts.
The weather section has stated that states are most likely to develop into favourable for the start of southwest monsoon on May 31.
The monsoon is at the Maldives-Comorin area, Sri Lanka and southern and eastern Areas of the Bay of Bengal.
Yellow alert was sounded for Alappuzha and Ernakulam districts on Saturday, although Alappuzha, Kottayam, Ernakulam, Idukki and Thrissur will likely get isolated heavy rain of 7-11cm on Sunday.
Thunderstorm with turbo followed by gusty wind speed hitting 30-40 kmph is extremely likely to occur in a couple of locations in Kerala until June 1.
Kerala: Alert issued by rising water level in rivers
