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Chulliyar

Palakkad district · Irrigation · Gayathripuzha basin · report 18 Sep 2026, 11:00 IST

Controlled release — water is being released in regulated quantities, not a danger warning

Storage

19.0%

Previous 20.0%

Water level

145.92 m (478.7 ft)

FRL 154.08 m (505.5 ft)

Spillway release

2.2 cumecs

Latest report

Rain forecast

6 mm

Next 72h 39 mm

Storage & water level — last 30 days

Risk breakdown

Flood risk10
Landslide risk14
Reservoir stress16
Watershed saturation10
River overflow5
  • Releasing 2.16 cumecs — controlled release
  • Controlled outflow of 2.16 cumecs (gates not reported open)

Rate of rise(derived)

-0.23 m / 24 h

Downstream exposure

The downstream reach and local body list for Chulliyar have not been transcribed from a District Disaster Management Plan yet, so none are shown.

District control room: 1077 / 0491-2505309

Rule curve — seasonal operating target

No rule curve (seasonal guide curve) is published for Chulliyar in a form this platform can verify, so none is shown. Where an operating curve is published — as for Idukki after the 2018 floods — it is plotted against actual storage instead of being estimated.

Rainfall forecast — next 48 hours

Spillway releases

Current weather at the dam

Temperature
25.7°C
Humidity
90%
Rain 24h
10.7 mm
Wind
14 km/h
Gusts
29 km/h
Pressure
1002 hPa

AI analysis

An AI analysis for this reservoir will appear after the next scheduled briefing.

  • Controlled release alert — Chulliyar · 18 Sep 2026, 12:37 IST
  • Warning alert — Chulliyar · 03 Aug 2026, 10:13 IST

Reservoir information bulletin

Commissioned
Dam type
Height
Length
Gross capacity
Live capacity
Catchment area
Full reservoir level
154.08 m (505.5 ft)
Power station
Installed capacity
Purpose
Operator
Irrigation
River
Gayathripuzha
Basin
Bharathapuzha
Nearby towns
Emergency contact
Kerala SDMA: 1077 / 0471-2364424

Gayathripuzha river system — levels & flow

Every monitored structure on this river, ordered by how much water it is passing downstream right now.

StructureLevel / FRL (m)StorageInflowOutflowStatus
Moolathara (Regulator)Palakkad181.55 / 184.70595.6 ft / 606.0 ft9 m³/sControlled release — water is being released in regulated quantities, not a danger warning
MeenkaraPalakkad152.00 / 156.36498.7 ft / 513.0 ft22.0%3 m³/sControlled release — water is being released in regulated quantities, not a danger warning
ChulliyarPalakkad145.92 / 154.08478.7 ft / 505.5 ft19.0%2 m³/sControlled release — water is being released in regulated quantities, not a danger warning