Kerala floods: High alert on banks of Periyar as water reaches flood-prone areas in Ernakulam

Villages and districts on the banks of the Periyar river in Kerala have been put on high alert. The Ernakulam district administration has said the water released from the Idukki dam has reached flood-prone areas of Aluva in Kochi on Wednesday morning. On Tuesday, three shutters of the Idukki dam were opened as a precautionary measure, in view of the torrential rains in Kerala. Nearly one lakh litres of water per second was released from the Idukki dam thereafter. 

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