As many as 11 gates of the total
26 gates were opened on Saturday
afternoon to let out the copious
inflow into the Lal Bahadur Shastri
reservoir, with the inflow reaching
1.05 lakh cusecs, following the
release of huge amount of water to
the Krishna river from the dams in
Maharashtra due to heavy rains in
the Western Ghats of the
neighbouring state.
A total of 81,515 cusecs of water
was released to the Basavasagar
reservoir in Narayanapura,
including 42,000 cusecs through
the hydel power generating
station.
The water level in the reservoir
stood at 518.35 feet, against the
maximum level of 519.6 feet. The
water storage in the dam was 103
tmc ft against the total capacity of
123 tmc ft.
The hydel station is generating 270
MW of power against the capacity
of 290 MW.
Seven bridges under water
Heavy rains in Maharashtra, which
has increased inflow into River
Krishna and its tributaries, have
submerged seven low-lying
bridges in Chikodi taluk.
The affected bridges are: Kallol-
Yadur, Sadalga-Borgaon, Karadga-
Bhoj, Bhojwadi-Kunnar, Sidnal-
Akkol, Jatrat-Bhiweshi and
Malikwad-Dattwad.
Alternative roads, however, are
being used to access nearby
villages.
TB dam level cheering
The Tungabhadra reservoir near
Hospet in Bellary district is just
four feet from reaching full
capacity. On Saturday, the water
level stood at 1,629.51 feet,
against the maximum of 1,633 feet.
The heavy inflow into the reservoir
is the result of heavy rainfall in the
Malnad districts.
The reservoir presently has a
storage of 86 tmc ft, the highest in
the last five years. The dam is the
lifeline of farmers in the districts of
Bellary, Raichur and Koppal. It is
likely to reach the brim by the end
of the month.
While the left bank canal of the
dam feeds water to the taluks of
Hospet, Siruguppa and Bellary, the
upper and lower right bank canals
irrigate areas in Andhra Pradesh.
The good water levels in the dam
means Bellary city will have no
drinking water problem.
D-K bears the brunt
Rainfall continued to lash
Dakshina Kannada district on
Saturday. The district has received
an average of 63.2 mm rainfall in
the last 24 hours. Bantwal taluk
received the highest of 73.8 mm
rainfall followed by Sullia 72.8 mm.
With the catchment areas receiving
good rainfall, the inflow of water
into Kumaradhara river has
increased, inundating the bridge
connecting Subramanya. The flood
water on the bridge receded after
midnight on Friday.
Woman dies
Kariyamma, 45, was crushed to
death when a wall of her house
collapsed at Kanivebilachi village
of Channagiri taluk in Davangere
district, late on Friday night.
Madikeri marooned
Heavy rainfall threw normal life out
of gear in Madikeri, Bhagamandala,
Shanthalli and Sampaje. Following
a landslide on the Mukkodlu-
Hammiyala road, the movement of
vehicles has been affected.
Shanthalli received the highest of
206 mm of rainfall, followed by
146.6 mm in Bhagamandala.
With the damage to electricity
poles, power supply has been
disrupted in a few villages in the
district. The district administration
has taken measures to shift
residents to safer places. Gruel
centres have been opened in
Madikeri and Karadigodu.
Deluge in Chikmagalur
Kalasa and Mudigere have reported
good rainfall. Movement of
vehicles on the Horanadu road was
cut off, with the Bhadra river
overflowing at Hebbole near
Kalasa.
Two persons suffered injuries
when lightning struck them at
Heggaravalli in Kirugunda Gram
Panchayat of Mudigere taluk. The
injured are Aithappa, 60, and his
wife Tulasi, 55.
Teerthahalli cut off
Heavy rainfall continued to lash
Teerthahalli taluk of Shimoga
district, throwing life out of gear.
Vehicular movement on the
Shimoga-Teerthahalli road was
suspended on Saturday as the
road near Mandagadde was
inundated. The movement of
vehicles on the alternative road
was also disrupted for a few hours
as a tree was uprooted at
Hanagerekatte village in the taluk.
Vehicular movement was disrupted
between Guddekeri and Agumbe as
the Nabala bridge was submerged
following heavy rain.
The ancient 'Rama mantapa’ in
Teerthahalli town is on the verge
of being
submerged due to incessant
rainfall.
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