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Kundala

Idukki district · KSEB · Muthirapuzha basin · report 18 Sep 2026, 11:00 IST

No warning — below every published alert level

Storage

52.0%

Previous 51.0%

Water level

1752.95 m (5751.1 ft)

FRL 1758.69 m (5770.0 ft)

Spillway release

Latest report

Rain forecast

16 mm

Next 72h 70 mm

Storage & water level — last 30 days

Risk breakdown

Flood risk27
Landslide risk16
Reservoir stress47
Watershed saturation18
River overflow12
  • Level 1752.95 m is below the blue alert level of 1755.00 m

Rate of rise(derived)

+0.15 m / 24 h

At the current rate, Blue alert band in ~14 days (2.05 m to go)

Downstream exposure

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

District control room: 1077 / 04862-233111

Rule curve — seasonal operating target

No rule curve (seasonal guide curve) is published for Kundala 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
16.3°C
Humidity
94%
Rain 24h
20.9 mm
Wind
6 km/h
Gusts
14 km/h
Pressure
826 hPa

AI analysis

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

  • Controlled release alert — Kundala · 08 Aug 2026, 17:37 IST
  • Warning alert — Kundala · 03 Aug 2026, 22:15 IST
  • Warning alert — Kundala · 03 Aug 2026, 10:19 IST
  • Danger alert — Kundala · 03 Aug 2026, 10:14 IST

Reservoir information bulletin

Commissioned
Dam type
Height
Length
Gross capacity
Live capacity
Catchment area
Full reservoir level
1758.69 m (5770.0 ft)
Power station
Installed capacity
Purpose
Operator
KSEB
River
Muthirapuzha
Basin
Periyar
Nearby towns
Munnar
Emergency contact
1077

Muthirapuzha 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
KundalaIdukki1752.95 / 1758.695751.1 ft / 5770.0 ft52.0%No warning — below every published alert level
KallarIdukki819.80 / 824.482689.6 ft / 2705.0 ft22.8%No warning — below every published alert level
KallarkuttyIdukki453.80 / 456.251488.8 ft / 1496.9 ft73.0%No warning — below every published alert level
Madupetty (Mattupetty)Idukki1577.95 / 1599.595177.0 ft / 5248.0 ft22.4%No warning — below every published alert level