Thiruvananthapuram, Four shutters of Neyyar dam and three shutters of Aruvikkara dam in this district were raised due to incessant rain in the catchment areas after the set-in of Southwest monsoon which has been vigorous over Kerala.
District Collector Ms Navjot Khosa today urged people residing on the banks of Karamana river to be cautious as the torrential rains continued to lash at the catchment areas.The shutters of Neyyar dam will be raised from 25 cm to 35 cm at 1100 hrs today due to heavy rains. Out of four shutters of Aruvikkara dam, shutter number two was raised to 50 cm and shutter number three and four have been raised to 100 cm to discharge excess rainwater.