IDUKKI: Despite repeated requests from the state government to avoid release of water from Mullaperiyar dam during night hours, Tamil Nadu started releasing huge quantity of water on Monday. Initial reports suggested that the dam authorities have released 12,654.09 cusecs of water at 8.30pm. Panic spread at Vallakadavu, the first settlement in the immediate downstream area of Mullaperiyar dam on Monday night as water started entering houses.
Following this, the district administration made arrangements to shift people to relief camps. Water resources minister Roshy Augustine said releasing water during night hours was inhuman and the government will initiate legal steps against Tamil Nadu’s attitude.