Idukki Dam

One shutter of Cheruthoni dam in Idukki to open at 4 pm today; Kerala bans tourism, night travel in district

The Idukki district has banned tourism and late night travel in the district starting Friday in view an IMD forecast of heavy to very heavy rains in Kerala and Lakshadweep in the next two-three days

Kerala bans tourism, night travel in Idukki after IMD issues 'very heavy rainfall' warning: Govt likely to open dam shutters

The Idukki district administration in Kerala has banned tourism and night travels in the district including to Neelakurinji gardens in Munnar starting Friday in view of the heavy to very heavy rain forecast in Kerala and Lakshadweep in the next two-three days

Tamil Nadu releasing water from Mullaperiyar Dam didn't cause Kerala floods: CWC report

The Kerala government had claimed that the sudden release from the Mullaperiyar dam forced it to release more water from the Idukki reservoir, becoming one of the causes of the floods.

Oommen Chandy blames govt for Kerala floods, says it couldn't foresee things, plan according to rain patterns

The glaring omission came when the government failed to act according to the pattern of rains, said former Kerala chief minister Oommen Chandy.

Tamil Nadu to file affidavit in SC refuting Kerala's claims that sudden water release from Mullaperiyar Dam caused floods

The Mullaperiyar Dam is located on the Western Ghats near Thekkady in Idukki district of Kerala on the Periyar river.

Kerala floods: Call from Mumbai Coast Guard office kicked off night-long rescue op near Idukki dam, helped save newborn

From flood-ravaged Kerala comes a story of grit of the Coast Guard and armed forces personnel who saved a newly-born baby in a night-long rescue operation near the Idukki dam two days ago.

Kerala floods claim 174 lives, displace over 3 lakh: red alert in 12 of 14 districts as army, navy NDRF scale up response

In Kerala, waters from the Periyar river and its tributaries kept many towns in Ernakulam and Thrissur districts submerged. The worst affected include Paravur, Kalady, Chalakudy, Perumbavoor and Muvatupuzha.

Kerala floods updates: Narendra Modi reaches Thiruvananthapuram, will take aerial survey of state tomorrow

Kerala floods latest updates: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has landed in Kerala's capital Thiruvananthapuram. He will stay overnight at the Kerala Raj Bhawan and will conduct an aerial survey of the flood-hit state on Saturday morning.

Kerala rains: Toll rises to 164 in 10 days; hundreds of defence personnel launch operations to rescue those stranded

The floods caused by incessant rains in Kerala have killed 164 people in 10 days, Defence personnel are racing to rescue people stranded in the floods

Rains, floods claim 776 lives in seven states this monsoon; 187 killed in Kerala, 171 in Uttar Pradesh

According to the Home Ministry, this monsoon, floods and rains have hit 26 districts in Maharashtra, 23 in Assam, 22 in West Bengal, 14 in Kerala, 12 in Uttar Pradesh, 11 Nagaland and 10 in Gujarat.