Thiruvananthapuram: The government machinery in Kerala continued to be on alert with the water level in the Idukki dam inching towards the maximum, even as rain lashed many parts of the state, claiming two lives on Tuesday. A 74-year-old man was electrocuted when he came in contact with a live wire here this morning, while another man died in Malappuram district, the state control room, monitoring the monsoon related incidents, said.
With these two deaths, the total number of those killed in monsoon related incidents over the past two months has gone up to 141. The water level in the high range Idukki reservoir, where an ‘orange alert’ was issued last night, touched 2395.58 feet by 6.00 PM today, according to the Kerala state Disaster Management Authority. The ‘orange alert’ was sounded after the water level in the dam touched 2,395 feet, which is prior to the ‘red alert’ that will be issued when it reaches 2,399 feet.
The full level of the dam is 2,404 feet. The water level is related to the Mean Sea Level and catchment area. Similarly, an ‘orange alert’ was issued at Kakki dam in Pathanamthitta, a central Kerala district, when its water level reached 980 meters on Tuesday.
