Bountiful monsoon fills up Cauvery dams
Bengaluru: The current torrential rains in the Cauvery catchment area is expected to fill up the dams early and break the 15-year-old trend of dams reaching its brim only by August-end.
At present Harangi and Kabini have reached its full capacity and KRS and Hemavathy will get filled in another 4-5 days, if the rains continue with the same intensity
Srinivasa Reddy, Director, Karnataka State Natural Disaster Monitoring Centre (KSNDMC) told Deccan Chronicle, "Monsoon is active in the state. If we look at the data of past 15 years, this year the rains are really satisfactory. In the past, Cauvery dams used to get filled only at August-end but now breaking it by getting filled in mid-July. "
Regions like Malnad, Hassan and Kodagu is receiving good amount of rainfall and increased the inflow to the Cauvery dams. Rains in Wayanad in Kerala, one of the main catchment areas of Cauvery which was not satisfactory for the past few years, is doing very well, Srinivas said.
"Inflow to Kabini stands at 40,000 cusecs, while the inflow to KRS stands at 35,000 cusecs," he added.
Going by the rain forecast for the next week, we are sure that it will continue in the Cauvery catchment area and fill the remaining KRS and Hemavathy in a matter of another five days, he said.
Unlike last year, the monsoon was active right from May and the inflow to the dams were generated early. Last year, till June, the inflow was not generated. While the level of KRS is at 115.20 feet now, last year at the same time it was 78.70 feet, Srinivas pointed out.
He went on to say that going by the hydrological conditions, there shall not be any problem in the supply of Cauvery water to Bengaluru and sharing the same with Tamil Nadu.
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Kabini overflows in Nanjangud, bathing ghats flooded; Harangi reservoir nearing full level
The south-west monsoon has gained fresh vigour as heavy to very heavy rains continued to lash Mysuru, Kodagu and surrounding regions on Wednesday.
Rainfall was intense in the catchment area of the Cauvery and Kabini and Kodagu district received 87.30 mm of rainfall for the 24 hour period ending 8.30 a.m. on Wednesday. The cumulative rainfall since January is 1855.98 mm as against 821.09 mm received during the corresponding period last year. The Kodagu district administration had declared a holiday for schools and colleges on Wednesday in view of the relentless downpour since Tuesday.
According to the Karnataka State Disaster Monitoring Centre (KSNDMC), Mysuru district has received 195.4 mm of rainfall from June 1 while the district average for the 24 hour period ending 8.30 a.m. on Wednesday, was 11 mm.
In the adjoining Kodagu district, Bhagamandala received 175.04 mm for the same period while Srimangala received 109.40 mm, Napoklu 101.20 mm, and Shanthahalli 185.20 mm of rainfall. As a result the inflow to Harangi reservoir has increased to 14,973 cusecs and the outflow from the dam was at the rate of 11,938 cusecs. The reservoir level was hovering at 2,857.45 feet against the FRL of 2,859 feet.
Increase in nflow
Heavy to very heavy rains in Mananthavady, which is the catchment area for the Kabini, also led to an increase in the inflow into the reservoir at H.D.Kote in Mysuru district.
The rate of inflow was 49,800 cusecs at 6.30 a.m. on Wednesday and as the dam was almost full, the outflow was stepped up to 50,000 cusecs to maintain the reservoir levels.
Caution
The water level in the dam was hovering at 2,282.22 feet against the full reservoir level of 2,284 feet. With more rains expected in adjoining Kerala, the authorities expect the outflow from the dam to be increased further and have cautioned people living in the downstream to move to safer places.
Consequent to the heavy discharge, low-lying areas along the banks of the river in the downstream suffered partial inundation. The river was in spate at Nanjangud where the bathing ghats were flooded and the Hadinaru Kalu Mantapa was submerged. Similarly, the Chikkamma Chikkadevi temple was inundated while the water level was almost touching the Hejjige bridge across the Kabini which connects the temple town to 16 villages in the vicinity.
Temples out of bounds
Many temples on the river banks which are frequented by the pilgrims were out of bounds as the temples were partially submerged and yet there were cases of priests wading in the water to perform the daily rituals before rushing back to safety.
The water level at the Chikkaianachatra and Mallanamoole Mutt too had inundated the bathing ghats, but pilgrims went about taking a dip in the swollen river.
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