Sat Sep 27 13:34:45 UTC 2025: **Summary:**
This is a snapshot of news from *The Hindu* newspaper, dated September 27, 2025. It lists several of the newspaper’s regular features, including international affairs from an Indian perspective, film and streaming reviews, tech news, a science newsletter, data-driven analysis, a health column, and a book review section. A specific news item details the water levels, inflow, outflow, and rainfall figures for the Mullaperiyar and Vaigai dams in the Madurai region.
**News Article:**
**Mullaperiyar Dam Level Nears Caution Point; Rainfall Update Provided**
**MADURAI, September 27, 2025** – Water levels at the Mullaperiyar dam are being closely monitored as they reached 131.10 feet, nearing the maximum permissible level of 142 feet. *The Hindu* reports an inflow of 1,694 cusecs and a discharge of 1,000 cusecs at the dam. The Vaigai dam’s water level stands at 66.99 feet, with a maximum capacity of 71 feet, with an inflow of 928 cusecs and a discharge of 1,399 cusecs. Combined storage in Periyar credit was 9,065.46 mcft.
Rainfall figures for the past 24 hours, ending at 6:00 AM today, are as follows: Mullaperiyar dam (49.2 mm), Thekkadi (19.2 mm), Sathiyar dam (7.2 mm), Gudalur (5.8 mm), Pulipatti (5 mm), Shanmuganadhi dam (2.8 mm), Uthamapalayam (2.2 mm), and Madurai (0.4 mm).
These figures are part of *The Hindu’s* ongoing coverage of regional developments, which also includes its regular features on international affairs (*The View From India*), film and streaming (*First Day First Show*), technology (*Today’s Cache*), science (*Science For All*), data analysis (*Data Point*), health (*Health Matters*), and books (*The Hindu On Books*). Stay tuned for further updates.
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