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Idukki police have registered an FIR against the accused invoking sections of the Official Secrets Act, 1923 based on a complaint filed by KSEB.
As per official estimates, the Karippanthodu belt in Aruvappulam, a remote village on the forest fringes of Konni, received a whopping 282 millimeter rains in the 12 hours that ended at 8.30 am on Monday.
With the dam being opened, water levels in Kakkad and Pampa rivers have risen.
The electricity board has hinted that it might be forced to impose load shedding in the present scenario.
India is on course to end the June-September monsoon season with a rainfall deficit of at least 8 per cent, say IMD officials
Onam is on August 29 and the district is gearing up to celebrate the day.
The KSEB has been buying 150 MW from Jindal India Power Limited and 250 MW from Jhabua Power.
The water in all major dams stand at half the level it held this time last year.
The need to conserve water in dams has necessitated increased purchases of costly power from outside.
According to the India Meteorological Department, Kerala received only 877.2 mm of rainfall for the period June 1 to August 16, whereas normal rainfall figures recorded for the Southwest Monsoon in the state are 1,572.1 mm. This translates to a 44 per cent deficit this season.