Cochin International Airport today suspended all flight operations till 2 pm as water level has increased in the airport area following continuous rains and the opening of dam shutters in Periyar river.
The decision to suspend the operations was taken after shutters of the Idamalayar and Cheruthoni dams, part of Idukki reservoir, were opened last evening to release excess water.
The airport is situated near the Periyar river bank.
"Operations suspended to/from Cochin International Airport till 1400 hrs...due to flood level in and around Airport," an airport spokesperson said this morning.
The Cochin International Airport Limited (CIAL), which decided to suspend the arrival operations at 4 am to 7 am today as a precautionary measure, took the decision to shut the airport till afternoon after reviewing the situation.
The arrival operations at the airport were suspended for two hours on August 9 in view of possible inundation in the airport area.
The operations were resumed later on.
Torrential rains, overflowing rivers and a series of landslides have claimed 40 lives in Kerala.
Meanwhile, four people on fishing vessel Anugraha have been rescued by the Navy. ALH helicopter and INS Garuda assisted in the rescue. Among the rescued are Sures, Sivan, Babu and Alby from Vypin. They've been taken for a medical examination in the Naval base. There are three people still missing. The fishing vessel was reportedly 12 nautical miles northwest of Alapuzha.
Responding to a distress call from a fishing boat 20Nm off Kochi #IndianNavy launched a Dornier ac at 0731h and one ALH at 0738h. Post search in area (with heavy weather), ALH has picked up 4 survivors. Search & Rescue(SAR) in progress for rest of fishing crew @DefenceMinIndia
— SpokespersonNavy (@indiannavy) August 15, 2018
Meanwhile, the Neyyar dam shutters has been raised by 12 inches. This is a first such case of the shutters of the Thiruvananthapuram-based dam getting raised in the past 20 years
According to the Hindu, the shutters were opened to the particular level for the first time since 1994. While the maximum capacity of the dam is 84.75 m, the water has risen to a level of 84.6 m.
“The shutters of the Aruvikkara dam in Thiruvananthapuram have also been raised owing to the overnight rain. Among its six shutters, shutters number 2, 4 and 5 have been raised by 150 cm and shutters number 1 and 6 by 50 cm. Three of the four shutters of the Peppara dam in the district have also been raised by 50 cm each,” the report added.
The Met Department has issued a 'Red Alert' (for Wayanad, Kozhikode, Kannur, Kasaragod, Malappuram, Palakkad, Idukki and Ernakulam dstricts till Thursday, August 16.
Mullaperiyar dam Update @ 10AM
Lake level : 141.5ft
Inflow: 27537c/s
Discharge: 2178c/s
Surplus: 10359c/sSpill to downstream is increased considering the fast filling of MPD#KeralaFloods
— James Wilson (@jamewils) August 15, 2018
Kerala resident James Wilson, was live tweeting the condition of rains in the state. "It started heavily even in Thiruvananthapuram. Heard that Mudirapuzha arm of Periyar receiving heavy rainfall and Madupetty Dam shutters are opened. Mullaperiyar is at 136.60 ft at 12noon today," he tweeted on Tuesday.
With PTI Inputs
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