While the government of kerala understands the need for adequate water supply to the people of tamil Nadu, it must also ensure the safety of the people of kerala - Pinarayi Vijayan's letter to the chief minister of tamil Nadu.

Warn before opening Mullaiperiyar dam: Recently the Mullaiperiyaru dam reached its full capacity and the tamil Nadu government discharged water through canals at night. 

The rule is to keep the water open during the day. In this context, kerala chief minister Binarayi Vijayan in a letter to the chief minister of tamil Nadu has given proper warnings to drain the water during the day.

Binarayi Vijayan, who received information that water was discharged through 1 to 8 canals at 3.30 am on thursday, said 6,413 cubic feet of water had not been opened in the early hours of the morning. 

Vijayan said that 8,017 cubic feet of water had been discharged through 10 canals in 4 hours, adding that the chief minister of tamil Nadu should immediately intervene and put an end to the fears and disturbances among the people living under the dam.

The government of kerala must understand the desire for adequate water for the people of tamil Nadu and at the same time ensure the safety of the people of Kerala. 

Binarayi, therefore, said that water should be drained only during daylight hours as planned. 

He stressed the need for neighbouring states to discuss and devise plans to tackle the effects of climate change affecting people's lives and livelihoods.

The Mullaiperiyaru river overflowed this year, causing floods in Vallakkadavu, Vandiperiyaru, Sabbath and Upputhara areas on thursday morning. 

Vallakkadavu people besieged the vehicle which issued a notice that water had been released from the dam. 

Congress volunteers and locals protest on the Kollam-Theni National Highway. The public has suffered greatly as floodwaters inundated homes. Mullaiperiyaru reached full capacity again at midnight on wednesday due to heavy rains in the Sokkanpatti forest area on the tamil Nadu-Kerala border. 

For the fourth time in the last month, the tamil Nadu government has discharged water through canals above 10 pm.