Nearly 2 lakh cusecs of water released from Almatti dam
The Hindu
Water levels rising in Krishna river due to heavy rain in Maharashtra, while officials are monitoring the situation and taking precautionary measures in Belagavi.
Water levels in the Krishna and its tributaries are increasing as heavy rain continues to lash parts of Maharashtra and surrounding areas, including Belagavi district.
Officials began releasing around two lakh cusecs (around 17.28 tmcft) of water from the Lal Bahadur Shastri Reservoir on the Krishna in Almatti of Bagalkot district on Wednesday.
Belagavi Deputy Commissioner Mohammad Roshan said that water release from the Almatti dam has been raised to around 2 lakh cusecs, but the situation is under control.
The total estimated amount of water leaving Belagavi has been estimated to be 1.85 lakh cusecs. The total release from Maharashtra is around 1.68 lakh cusecs, 1.35 lakh cusecs from the Rajapur Barrage and 32,500 cusecs from Dudhganga Barrage.
The estimated amount of water being received at Lolasur is around 22,500 cusecs, after accumulating water from the Hidkal Dam.
The Raja Lakhamagouda Reservoir has around 80% water and the outflow has increased to around 10,000 cusecs. The inflow is around 31,000 cusecs.
The inflow into the Navilu Teertha Dam on the Malaprabha in Saundatti is around 16,386 cusecs and outflow 194 cusecs.
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