SCIENCEAug 4 · 14:44 UTCTHE HINDU NATIONAL

Silt fills almost half the storage in Kerala’s Malankara dam causing capacity crisis

A 2021 study found that silt occupies 48.95% of Kerala’s Malankara dam's storage capacity, causing a crisis in water storage management and flood prevention in the Thodupuzha and Muvattupuzha rivers.

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