Amid heavy rain, water level in Kerala’s Idukki reservoir rises by over 6 ft in a single day

KSEB dam safety official says the catchment area recorded 154.4 mm of rainfall over the last 24 hours; shutters of Malankara, Pambla, Kallar, and Kallarkutty dams opened

Despite water levels receding in large parts of Assam, the flood situation remains critical. The death toll has now risen to 78 and more than three lakh people are still affected, repoted news agency ANI. The situation looks even more grim as the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast heavy rainfall at isol