KRS flood alert: 92 villages in Mandya district identified as vulnerable
5 months, 3 weeks ago

KRS flood alert: 92 villages in Mandya district identified as vulnerable

The Hindu  

In view of heavy rains in the catchment area of the Cauvery and anticipated increase in inflow to the Krishnaraja Sagar reservoir, the authorities in Mandya district have gone into full alert mode and identified 92 villages as vulnerable. As a result, the rate of inflow into the KRS was 44,617 cusecs and the reservoir level was 116.60 feet against the full level of 124.80 feet as on July 19. The rate of inflow into Hemavathi was 35,871 cusecs and the reservoir level was 2916.10 ft against the full level of 2922 ft. Once the crest gates of the Hemavathi are also opened, the cumulative flow from Cauvery, Harangi and Hemavathi will augment the rate of inflow into the KRS. Officials have been instructed to announce the water level at KRS, including the rate of inflow and outflow, to the people as a precautionary measure.

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Flood threat continues in Andhra Pradesh’s Konaseema district
4 months ago

Flood threat continues in Andhra Pradesh’s Konaseema district

The Hindu  

The threat of floods loomed large in Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Konaseema district as inflows into the Godavari exceeded 10 lakh cusecs as of Friday evening at the Sir Arthur Cotton Barrage at Dowleswaram. The first Godavari flood warning remained in force at Dowleswaram, where 10.46 lakh cusecs of water was being discharged. In Chintoor Agency in Alluri Sitharama Raju district …

Alert Sounded as Floodwaters Swell Kolleru lake
4 months ago

Alert Sounded as Floodwaters Swell Kolleru lake

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: An alert has been sounded after floodwaters swelled the Kolleru lake on Wednesday. Locals were asked by the authorities to remain at their homes and avoid travel in the lake by boats etc until the situation improved. Eluru district collector Vetriselvi, SP Kishore and MLA Prabhakar visited Komatilanka village in Eluru rural mandal and inquired with the locals about …

Minister orders officials to be alert as Telangana faces heavy rains
4 months, 1 week ago

Minister orders officials to be alert as Telangana faces heavy rains

Deccan Chronicle  

Karimnagar: Backward class welfare minister Ponnam Prabhakar on Sunday ordered officials to remain on high alert in view of heavy rains pounding the state. The minister told officials to identify flood affected areas and shift people to rehabilitation centres. With heavy inflow of water from Mid Manair, Moya Tummeda and Mula Wagu into the LMD, its water level reached 14 …

Heavy rains created havoc in erstwhile Warangal
4 months, 1 week ago

Heavy rains created havoc in erstwhile Warangal

Deccan Chronicle  

Heavy rains created havoc with inundation of low-lying areas, causing interruption to vehicular movement with floodwater from lakes and tanks overflowing onto roads along with cancellation of several trains from Kazipet to Vijayawada with damage to railway tracks here in erstwhile Warangal district.Of the six districts present in the erstwhile Warangal, Mahabubabad was worst affected followed by Warangal, Mulugu and …

KPCL Issues Alert As Water Released From Supa Dam
4 months, 2 weeks ago

KPCL Issues Alert As Water Released From Supa Dam

Deccan Chronicle  

Karwar: Due to continuous heavy inflow into the Supa Dam in Uttara Kannada district, and the forecast of heavy to extremely heavy rainfall by the India Meteorological Department for the next seven days, authorities have initiated action to release excess flood water. About 10,000 cusecs of water is being released through three radial crest gates to maintain the reservoir's water …

Nine villages in Karnataka inundated due to overflowing rivers
5 months, 1 week ago

Nine villages in Karnataka inundated due to overflowing rivers

Hindustan Times  

Following the release of water from the KRS and Kabini dams, the overflowing of Cauvery and Kabini Rivers has led to severe flooding in nine villages of southern Karnataka on Thursday, said officials familiar with the matter. Rescue officials help stranded people in the flooded Uttara Kannada district on Thursday The nine flooded villages include Dasanpur, Harale, Agrahara, Hale Hampapur, …

Rains recede in Kodagu but authorities on alert, district-in-charge minister to tour flood-affecfed areas
5 months, 1 week ago

Rains recede in Kodagu but authorities on alert, district-in-charge minister to tour flood-affecfed areas

The Hindu  

There was a temporary reprieve from rains in Kodagu as on Wednesday morning but the district administration continues to be on alert with rescue teams deployed at places vulnerable to floods and inundation. Kodagu received 60.87 mm of rainfall for the 24-hour period ending 8.30 a.m. of July 31 against 114.8 mm of rains received during the previous 24 hours. …

Kodagu rains: 6 persons stranded in flood waters rescued in Virajpet
5 months, 1 week ago

Kodagu rains: 6 persons stranded in flood waters rescued in Virajpet

The Hindu  

Six persons stranded in flood waters in a village in Virajpet taluk of Kodagu district in Karnataka were rescued on July 30. On July 30, fire and emergency service received a call around 7.40 a.m. seeking assistance to rescue six persons at Kakotupurambu village in Virajpet taluk. A family in Kuttandi village in Ponnampet taluk was shifted as their house …

Red alert issued as Banasura Sagar reservoir in Wayanad nears upper rule limit
5 months, 1 week ago

Red alert issued as Banasura Sagar reservoir in Wayanad nears upper rule limit

The Hindu  

A red alert has been issued to people living on the banks of the Karamanthodu river after the water level in the Banasura Sagar reservoir of the Kerala State Electricity Board at Padinharethara in Wayanad district approached full capacity on Monday. The full storage level of the reservoir is 775.5 metres, and the red alert was issued after the water …

Cauvery in spate in Hogenakkal, administration issues flood alert
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Cauvery in spate in Hogenakkal, administration issues flood alert

The Hindu  

With inflow into Hogenakkal crossing 66,00 cusecs late on Saturday, the district administration has issued a flood alert to low-lying areas. In anticipation of the inflow crossing 1 lakh cusecs in the coming days, the administration is assessing safety protocols. The district administration has intensified flood monitoring as inflow into Hogenakkal continues to increase each day, with the Krishnaraja Sagar …

Flood threat continues as inflows increase into Godavari
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Flood threat continues as inflows increase into Godavari

New Indian Express  

KHAMMAM : Flood water continued to rise in Godavari river at Bhadrachalam following heavy inflows from the upper catchment areas and Indravati river in Odisha. Besides this, the river received 59,300 cusecs of water from the Taliperu project following heavy inflows into the reservoir from Chhattisgarh. N Ramalaxmi, a resident of Kothapet in the town, said: ‘’It has become a …

Monsoon vigorous in Kodagu; Cauvery in spate at many places
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Monsoon vigorous in Kodagu; Cauvery in spate at many places

The Hindu  

The monsoon is in a vigorous phase in Kodagu for the last few days as a result of which the Cauvery is in spate at many places. Incessant rain at Bhagamandala has led to the overflowing of the Cauvery at Triveni Sangama and heavy rain in the catchment area of the Harangi — a tributary of the Cauvery — has …

Amid torrential rains, Uttara Kannada ravaged by mudslides, coastal regions face flood threat
6 months ago

Amid torrential rains, Uttara Kannada ravaged by mudslides, coastal regions face flood threat

Hindustan Times  

The torrential rainfall in Uttara Kannada district has triggered landslides and mudslides, with large mud mounds and trees posing additional threats to the hill adjacent to national highway 66 along the Mirjana-Sirsi road in Kumta taluk, officials said on Sunday. Day after the India Meteorological Centre issued a four-day orange alert on Saturday, Karwar in Uttara Kannada district experienced. “In …

KRS dam breaches 100 feet mark, Kabini almost full following rain in Karnataka, Kerala
6 months ago

KRS dam breaches 100 feet mark, Kabini almost full following rain in Karnataka, Kerala

The Hindu  

Water level at the Krishnaraja Sagar reservoir, in Mandya district of Karnataka, across the river Cauvery breached the 100 feet mark against the maximum level of 124.80 feet on July 5. This helped augment inflow into the KRS, which registered a 10 ft rise in the water level in a span of seven days. Authorities at the Cauvery Neeravari Nigama …

Siddaramaiah urges Maharashtra CM to release water to drought-hit north Karnataka districts
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Siddaramaiah urges Maharashtra CM to release water to drought-hit north Karnataka districts

Hindustan Times  

Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday wrote to his Maharashtra counterpart Eknath Shinde, requesting him to release water from Warna/Koyna Dam to the Krishna River and Bhima River to meet the needs of both humans and livestock in northern Karnataka. The letter requested the authorities concerned to immediately release 2.00 TMC of water from Warna/Koyna reservoir to the Krishna river and …

‘Water discharged from KRS is for Bengaluru, not Tamil Nadu’, say dam authorities
10 months ago

‘Water discharged from KRS is for Bengaluru, not Tamil Nadu’, say dam authorities

The Hindu  

The Irrigation Department and KRS Modernisation and Medium Irrigation Project Circle at Mandya have refuted reports that Karnataka was releasing water from KRS to Tamil Nadu even as Bengaluru was reeling under a severe water crisis. The authorities said in a release that 4,780 cusecs was discharged from KRS on Saturday to replenish the Shiva Balancing Reservoir at Malavalli from …

Thoothukudi Flood: DMK MP Kanimozhi Blames Unexpected Rain, Defends Govt Response
1 year ago

Thoothukudi Flood: DMK MP Kanimozhi Blames Unexpected Rain, Defends Govt Response

ABP News  

Days after heavy rainfall wreaked havoc in Thoothukudi and Tirunelveli districts, DMK MP Kanimozhi Karunanidhi addressed the ongoing flood crisis, expressing her concerns and shedding light on the challenges faced by the government in responding to the unprecedented situation. According to ANI, DMK MP Kanimozhi Karunanidhi said, ".The weather department did not expect this, we had been checking regularly. They …

Karnataka: Seer Lends Support to Cauvery Protests in Mandya
1 year, 3 months ago

Karnataka: Seer Lends Support to Cauvery Protests in Mandya

Deccan Chronicle  

BENGALURU: Lending support to the protest staged members of Ratha Hitarakshana Samiti in Mandya district on Friday against release of water to Tamil Nadu on the orders of Cauvery Water Management Authority, seer of Adichunchanagiri Mutt, a prominent religious institution, Nirmalanandanatha Swamiji stated “The situation has become inevitable to hold talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and also with Union …

Karnataka starts releasing water on Cauvery Water Management Authority directives
1 year, 4 months ago

Karnataka starts releasing water on Cauvery Water Management Authority directives

The Hindu  

In compliance with the directives of the Cauvery Water Management Authority, Karnataka has begun releasing water from its reservoirs to Tamil Nadu and the outflow from the Krishnaraja Sagar reservoir across the river Cauvery in Mandya district has been stepped up. The CWMA on Tuesday had directed the State to ensure 5,000 cusecs of water at Biligundulu on the Karnataka-Tamil …

KRS breaches 100-ft mark, thanks to copious rain in Kodagu; Kabini inching closer to attaining full reservoir level
1 year, 5 months ago

KRS breaches 100-ft mark, thanks to copious rain in Kodagu; Kabini inching closer to attaining full reservoir level

The Hindu  

The water level in the Krishnaraja Sagar across the Cauvery breached the 100-ft mark on Tuesday morning and attained 102.35 ft by night owing to heavy rain in the catchment area of the river for the last few days. While the reservoir level has crossed the 100-ft mark as against the full reservoir level of 124.8 ft, the live storage …

Monsoon intensifies in Kodagu district, normal life disrupted
1 year, 5 months ago

Monsoon intensifies in Kodagu district, normal life disrupted

The Hindu  

Monsoon has intensified in Kodagu which is receiving heavy to very heavy rains since the last few days, augmenting the inflow into the reservoirs in the downstream of the catchment areas. Kodagu district received a cumulative rainfall of 106.88 mm during the 24 hour period ending 8.30 a.m. on Sunday and there have been intermittent rains throughout the day as …

Collector assures help to flood hit people at Krishna Lanka
2 years, 4 months ago

Collector assures help to flood hit people at Krishna Lanka

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: NTR district collector S. Dilli Rao visited the flood-affected areas in Krishna Lanka and assured all help to them on Saturday night. Speaking on the occasion, the collector said that floodwater has affected 14 houses in central mandal, 12 houses in east mandal in Krishna Lanka area as nearly five lakh cusecs of water was being discharged from the …

Second warning issued as Godavari flood surge continues in AP
2 years, 4 months ago

Second warning issued as Godavari flood surge continues in AP

Deccan Chronicle  

AMARAVATI: The second warning signal has been raised at Sir Arthur Cotton Barrage at Dowaleswaram near Rajamahendravaram as the flood flow in river Godavari rose to 13.19 lakh cusecs on Thursday morning. State Disaster Management Authority Managing Director B R Ambedkar said Collectors of the respective districts have been put on alert in view of the increase in the flood. …

Second Warning Issued as Godavari Flood Surge Continues in AP; NDRF and SDRF Teams on Alert
2 years, 5 months ago

Second Warning Issued as Godavari Flood Surge Continues in AP; NDRF and SDRF Teams on Alert

News 18  

The second warning signal has been raised at Sir Arthur Cotton Barrage at Dowaleswaram near Rajamahendravaram as the flood flow in river Godavari rose to 13.19 lakh cusecs on Thursday morning. State Disaster Management Authority Managing Director B R Ambedkar said collectors of the respective districts have been put on alert in view of the increase in the flood. The …

TS urges AP to do a Polavaram backwaters impact study
2 years, 5 months ago

TS urges AP to do a Polavaram backwaters impact study

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Telangana appears to have decided that it will continue to pursue the theory that the Polavaram project on River Godavari, and the project’s backwaters, are the prime culprits that led to the recent floods in the temple town of Bhadrachalam, where in 99 villages were flooded. In a letter to the Polavaram Project Authority, the engineer-in-chief of the Telangana …

Villages in Konaseema groping in dark
2 years, 5 months ago

Villages in Konaseema groping in dark

Deccan Chronicle  

KAKINADA: The flood-affected people in Chinturu Agency area and islet villages as also in Konaseema district are groping and in darkness for the past 10 days as there was no possibility of restoration of power yet. Meanwhile, the flood special officer to ASR district Karthikeya Misra said the officials were now giving preference to restoration of traffic and improving the …

Transport facility for Chinturu agency from Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Telangana disrupted
2 years, 5 months ago

Transport facility for Chinturu agency from Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Telangana disrupted

Deccan Chronicle  

KAKINADA: Vehicular traffic was disrupted to Chinturu Agency area in Alluri Seetharama Raju district from Odisha, Chhattisgarh and Telangana as the flood waters inundated the respective roadways on Tuesday. More than 370 villages were cut off from main villages in Alluri Seetharama Raju, Konaseema, Eluru and East Godavari districts due to floods caused by swelling of Godavari and its tributary …

Telangana CM KCR Asks Ministers, MLAs, Officials to Be on Alert as Heavy Rains Continue
2 years, 5 months ago

Telangana CM KCR Asks Ministers, MLAs, Officials to Be on Alert as Heavy Rains Continue

News 18  

Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao on Monday directed ministers, MLAs and officials to be on alert and be available to people in view of the forecast of heavy rains continuing for the next three days. Rao held a meeting with ministers and officials here and spoke to others in the rain-hit areas on the situation arising out of heavy …

KCR tells ministers to aid flood affected
2 years, 5 months ago

KCR tells ministers to aid flood affected

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: As rains continued to lash several parts of the state for the fifth consecutive day, Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao on Monday reviewed the situation in the state with senior officials at Pragathi Bhavan. Taking stock of the water level of the Godavari and its tributaries, Rao directed officials to act swiftly in case of flash floods to avoid …

Video | KRS nearing full reservoir level
2 years, 6 months ago

Video | KRS nearing full reservoir level

The Hindu  

Continuing heavy rainfall in Kodagu and the entire catchment area of the Cauvery and its tributaries has led to an increase in the rate of inflow into the reservoirs across the river. The Krishnaraja Sagar dam in Srirangapatana taluk is expected to attain its full reservoir level of 124.8 feet in due course. The rate of inflow into the dam …

Heavy rains trigger flood alert in several Telangana districts
2 years, 6 months ago

Heavy rains trigger flood alert in several Telangana districts

Deccan Chronicle  

WARANGAL: With heavy rains lashing Telangana during the past two days, resulting in the overflowing of lakes, streams and three rivers Godavari, Pranahita and Manair, officials have issued a red alert in Bhupalpally and Mulugu districts, apart from an orange alert in Warangal, Hanamkonda, Mahbubabad and Jangaon districts. The highest 98 millimetres of rain has been recorded in Khanapur mandal …

Dam-break scenarios for KRS, Kabini, Chikkahole reservoirs analysed, Emergency Action Plan prepared
2 years, 6 months ago

Dam-break scenarios for KRS, Kabini, Chikkahole reservoirs analysed, Emergency Action Plan prepared

The Hindu  

The Karnataka Water Resources Department has prepared an Emergency Action Plan in case of a breach in the Krishnaraja Sagar, Kabini and Chikkahole dams, and has mapped the downstream areas that could be impacted. Scenario for KRS The flood hazard mapping for KRS indicates that 2.37 lakh people in 139 villages spread across four districts will be affected in case …

132 water level sensors provide alerts during rains
2 years, 8 months ago

132 water level sensors provide alerts during rains

The Hindu  

Since 2018-19 at the start of the project, the Karnataka State Natural Disaster Management Centre has installed 132 water level sensors in many highly vulnerable and vulnerable areas prone to flooding in the city. Manoj Rajan, director of KSNDMC, said that it was necessary to take the project beyond the pilot and install more sensors to not just strengthen the …

Flood alert issued in 25 villages in Vellore, Ranipet
3 years, 2 months ago

Flood alert issued in 25 villages in Vellore, Ranipet

The Hindu  

The Collectors of Vellore and Ranipet districts have issued a flood alert for residents of 25 villages along the Palar after 4,500 cusecs of water was discharged from the Kalavagunta dam in Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh on Saturday. This is the second flood alert issued in the two districts this month owing to the heavy rain for a fortnight …

Kerala rains: Alert sounded as water level rises across various dams; people shifted to safer locations
3 years, 2 months ago

Kerala rains: Alert sounded as water level rises across various dams; people shifted to safer locations

India TV News  

Heavy rains in catchment areas and the eastern hilly regions of Kerala have led to a rise in the water levels in various dams across the state. An Orange alert has been sounded in Kerala with water levels rising to 2,396.96 feet in the Idukki reservoir, one of the highest arch dams in Asia. As the water level at various …

Kerala floods: Sabarimala devotees asked not to visit temple as river Pamba overflows
3 years, 2 months ago

Kerala floods: Sabarimala devotees asked not to visit temple as river Pamba overflows

India TV News  

In view of the continuous rainfall and floods in Kerala, Lord Ayyappa devotees have been asked to refrain from visiting the Sabarimala temple on October 17 and 18. Heavy rains have created a flood-like situation in the state, especially in the Pathanamthitta district and the dangerously high water level in the Pamba river has added to the chaos. Four people …

Heavy rains in Chennai and suburbs, flood alert issued
3 years, 3 months ago

Heavy rains in Chennai and suburbs, flood alert issued

India TV News  

The Tamil Nadu Water Resources Department on Sunday issued a flood alert in Chennai suburbs following heavy rains and as the Poondi or Sathyamurthy Sagar Reservoir, which is the main drinking water source for Chennai, is expected to reach its full capacity. According to a Department statement, the Poondi dam has a storage level height of 35 feet and with …

Karnataka floods: Army joins rescue ops in Kalaburagi, Vijayapura, Yadgir, Raichur districts; 20,269 evacuated so far
4 years, 2 months ago

Karnataka floods: Army joins rescue ops in Kalaburagi, Vijayapura, Yadgir, Raichur districts; 20,269 evacuated so far

Firstpost  

BS Yediyurappa said many villages in Kalaburagi, Vijayapura, Yadgir, Raichur districts were either completely or partially submerged, and that he will conduct an aerial survey on 21 October Kalaburagi: The flood situation remained grim on Sunday in four districts of Karnataka with Krishna and Bhima rivers in spate as the Army, the national and state disaster response forces undertook rescue …

Water Levels of Krishna, Warna & Koyna Rivers Rise in Maha's Sangli; Govt Asks People Near Banks to be 'Alert'
4 years, 4 months ago

Water Levels of Krishna, Warna & Koyna Rivers Rise in Maha's Sangli; Govt Asks People Near Banks to be 'Alert'

News 18  

Water level of the Krishna, Warna and Koyna rivers in Sangli has risen due to continuous rain, following which the district administration has asked people living near the banks of these rivers to remain alert, officials said on Monday. "The water level of Krishna, Warna, Koyna rivers in Sangli has risen due to continuous rains in their catchment areas. Hence, …

As Flood-Like Situation Continues in Karnataka, Deputy CM Says Oppn Playing Politics Amid Crisis
4 years, 5 months ago

As Flood-Like Situation Continues in Karnataka, Deputy CM Says Oppn Playing Politics Amid Crisis

News 18  

Swollen rivers and flood like situation continue to threaten lives and property in several parts of Karnataka that have been ravaged by torrential rains over the last few days. In Dakshina Kannada, heavy rains have submerged several areas in Bantwala and Belthangady, among others, with the Netravati river overflowing and also water being released from nearby dams. There is also …

Heavy rains in Kodagu cause massive floods and landslides
4 years, 5 months ago

Heavy rains in Kodagu cause massive floods and landslides

Deccan Chronicle  

Mysuru: Amid covid situation, heavy rains which continued to lash Kodagu for the fifth day continued to cause landslides at atleast eight places, flooded several places and hit normal life and obstructed road connectivity on Thursday. So far atleast 48 people of 20 families of Kodagu who are hit by floods are moved to three relief centres, and several families …

Kabini reservoir in Cauvery basin on flood alert after heavy inflow from Wayanad
4 years, 5 months ago

Kabini reservoir in Cauvery basin on flood alert after heavy inflow from Wayanad

Deccan Chronicle  

Mysuru: Due to heavy rainfall at Wayanad in Kerala, and huge inflow of 13,000 cusecs to Kabini reservoir at Beechanahalli in HD Kote taluk in Mysuru district, the water has reached its optimum level of 2284 feet, and as much as 16,000 cusecs water was released on Tuesday. On 4 June, when south west Monsoons entered Karnataka, the water level …

A flood of ideas and yet the floods wreak havoc!
5 years, 3 months ago

A flood of ideas and yet the floods wreak havoc!

Deccan Chronicle  

Thousands of crores are being spent on flood management techniques, accurate weather prediction systems and better water resource management but at the end of the day nothing has worked with seven districts of North Karnataka bearing the brunt of unprecedented floods owing to abnormal rainfall and the inflow from neighboring Maharashtra in the past one month. The mighty Almatti reservoir …

Floods: No respite for Raichur yet
5 years, 4 months ago

Floods: No respite for Raichur yet

Deccan Chronicle  

RAICHUR: The floods continue to ravage Raichur district with two major rivers -Krishna and Tungabhadra -in spate necessitating evacuation of a large number of people. The flood threat has become serious in three taluks of Raichur and some parts of Yadgir following heavy discharge of water into the Krishna from Basavasagar reservoir and also into the Bhima from the Sonna …

Flood alert sounded for villages on Cauvery bank, Mettur catchment
5 years, 5 months ago

Flood alert sounded for villages on Cauvery bank, Mettur catchment

Deccan Chronicle  

SALEM: With very heavy inflows expected into Mettur reservoir near here in the wake of large quantities of water exceeding one lakh cusecs being released from Kabini and other reservoirs in upper riparian Karnataka, the Salem district administration on Saturday sounded a flood alert to all villages along the Mettur catchment area, hamlets in low-lying areas near the Stanley reservoir …

Kabini brimming, one lakh cusecs released to Tamil Nadu amid flood alert
5 years, 5 months ago

Kabini brimming, one lakh cusecs released to Tamil Nadu amid flood alert

Deccan Chronicle  

Mysuru: Following heavy rains in Wayanad in Kerala for the past two days, Kabini reservoir in HD Kote taluk received a huge inflow of over 90,000 cusecs with the water level just two feet away from its optimum level of 2,284 feet. One lakh two thousand cusecs of water was released into the river leading to Tamil Nadu on Thursday. …

Inflow into Cauvery dams dips by 70 per cent
5 years, 5 months ago

Inflow into Cauvery dams dips by 70 per cent

Deccan Chronicle  

Mysuru: The inflow into reservoirs in Cauvery basin region has dipped a whopping 70 per cent owing to deficit rainfall in several parts of the state and Kerala. While 30 percent of the water received by these reservoirs has been released to Tamil Nadu as per the directions of Cauvery water management board, the water level at KRS which had …

Expect heavy rains, Met Dept issues orange alert over Kodagu
5 years, 5 months ago

Expect heavy rains, Met Dept issues orange alert over Kodagu

Deccan Chronicle  

Mysuru: The Indian Meteorological Department has forecast active to vigorous monsoon with moderate to heavy, very heavy and extremely heavy rainfall at isolated places over Kerala and adjoining ghat districts of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka from July 18 to 20. The IMD has even issued an ‘orange alert’ predicting very heavy rainfall at isolated places along coastal Karnataka, including Dakshina …

98 villages, 5 layouts among 105 eco-sensitive spots in Kodagu
5 years, 7 months ago

98 villages, 5 layouts among 105 eco-sensitive spots in Kodagu

Deccan Chronicle  

Mysuru: With hardly a week left for the South West Monsoon to hit Karnataka, the Geographical Survey of India has identified 105 sensitive/vulnerable places in Kodagu including 98 villages and five layouts in Madikeri town and the entire Virajpet and Kushalnagar towns which are likely to be affected by heavy rains. The Kodagu district administration has appointed 25 nodal officers …

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