{
  "id": 134143,
  "title": "Silt fills almost half the storage in Kerala’s Malankara dam causing capacity crisis",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/silt-fills-almost-half-the-storage-in-keralas-malankara-dam-causing",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-04T15:19:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/silt-fills-almost-half-the-storage-in-keralas-malankara-dam-causing-capacity-crisis/article71305166.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "As per a 2021 study, silt occupies 48.95% of the reservoir’s total storage capacity, leading to a serious crisis in managing water storage and prevent flooding in the Thodupuzha and Muvattupuzha rivers",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}