← Back to dashboard

Neyyar

Thiruvananthapuram district · Irrigation · Neyyar basin · report 18 Sep 2026, 11:00 IST

Orange alert, second stage — level at or above the orange alert level

Storage

92.0%

Previous 92.0%

Water level

83.94 m (275.4 ft)

FRL 84.75 m (278.1 ft)

Spillway release

3.2 cumecs

Latest report

Rain forecast

11 mm

Next 72h 44 mm

Storage & water level — last 30 days

Risk breakdown

Flood risk39
Landslide risk15
Reservoir stress78
Watershed saturation13
River overflow18
  • Storage high at 92.0%
  • Only 0.81 m of freeboard left below FRL
  • Level 83.94 m is at or above the orange alert level of 83.75 m
  • Controlled outflow of 3.24 cumecs (gates not reported open)

Rate of rise(derived)

0.00 m / 24 h

Downstream exposure

Neyyar river below the dam through Kattakada towards Poovar

Local bodies on this reach: Kallikkad, Kattakada, Maranalloor, Balaramapuram, Karumkulam

District control room: 1077 / 0471-2730067

Rule curve — seasonal operating target

No rule curve (seasonal guide curve) is published for Neyyar 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
87%
Rain 24h
16.9 mm
Wind
12 km/h
Gusts
25 km/h
Pressure
1003 hPa

AI analysis

Neyyar is at orange alert with storage at 92%, down from 93%, and the water level at 83.94 m versus the 84.75 m FRL; it is spilling 3.24 cumecs while also supplying drinking water. Recent rain was 16.9 mm, with 11.1 mm forecast in 24 hours and 43.9 mm over 72 hours, so the next alert would be triggered if continued inflows push the level closer to the 84.75 m FRL; flood risk is 39 and landslide risk 15.

  • Orange alert alert — Neyyar · 14 Aug 2026, 11:37 IST
  • Blue alert alert — Neyyar · 06 Aug 2026, 20:30 IST
  • Danger alert — Neyyar · 06 Aug 2026, 20:00 IST
  • Blue alert alert — Neyyar · 06 Aug 2026, 19:55 IST
  • Danger alert — Neyyar · 06 Aug 2026, 18:30 IST

Reservoir information bulletin

Commissioned
Dam type
Height
Length
Gross capacity
106.0 MCM
Live capacity
106.0 MCM
Catchment area
Full reservoir level
84.75 m (278.1 ft)
Power station
Installed capacity
Purpose
Operator
Irrigation
River
Neyyar
Basin
Neyyar
Nearby towns
Neyyattinkara, Kattakada
Emergency contact
1077