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Meanwhile, the Indian Meteorological Department said various parts of the state received heavy to heavy rains in the last 24 hours, ending 8 am today. Heavy rains lashed several parts of Kerala on Wednesday, leading to copious inflows into reservoirs and sounding of a red alert at Idamalayar dam in Ernakulam district. "The increase in water level downstream due to this limited discharge is estimated to be contained within the river banks," it said in a release. Nilambur in Malappuram received 15 cm showers of rain, Vythiri in Wayanad 14 cm and Idukki 13 cm, it said in a release. Also Read | Mizoram to begin Bru repatriation from August 14The water level in the Idukki reservoir touched 2396.96 feet this afternoon against its full level of 2,403 feet..