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Flood waters refused to recede despite a slight reduction in rain in parts of Maharashtra and Belagavi district on Friday. The release from Maharashtra remained at the rate of 2.8 lakh cusecs and inflow into Almatti was at the rate of 3.4 lakh cusecs. Owing to the reduced rain run off, officials reduced the outflow from the Lal Bahadur Shastri …

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TIRUCHY: With the quantum of discharge from the Mettur dam increased to 1.75 lakh cusecs on Thursday evening, the excess water at the Mukkombu barrage in Tiruchy has been released into the Kollidam and Cauvery rivers at a rate of 98,120 cusecs and 34,611 cusecs respectively. With the inflow expected to rise by another 40,000 cusecs by night, excess water …

The Belagavi–Panjim Road, one of the three highways that connects Karnataka and Goa, has been closed owing to heavy rains and landslips. Inflow into the Lal Bahadur Shastri reservoir reduced to the rate of 43,400 cusecs on Friday. Outflow was maintained at the rate of 65,480 cusecs to avoid flooding in the backwater areas, officials said. The dam, with a …

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 …

Karnataka on Sunday decided to release Cauvery water at the rate of 8,000 cusecs daily to Tamil Nadu following a direction from the Cauvery Water Regulation Committee ; the panel had directed that the State release 1 tmcft of water. Karnataka had so far released 5 tmcft of water to Tamil Nadu this season, he said, adding: “In the normal …

Inflow into the Krishna basin continued to rise after heavy rains continued in parts of Maharashtra on Thursday, though rainfall reduced in Belagavi and surrounding areas. The release from Maharashtra at the Karnataka – Maharashtra border was at the rate of 47,910 cusecs, or around 4.1 tmcft of water. Water level stood at 8.1 tmcft as against the full capacity …

The Cauvery Water Regulation Committee's direction to Karnataka to release water to Tamil Nadu will be challenged before the Supreme Court, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said on Wednesday. The panel had directed Karnataka to release water at the rate of 3,000 cubic feet per second to the neighbouring state from September 28 to October 15. READ | BJP leaders hold protest …

Members of the Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha staged a demonstration in front of the office of the Cauvery Command Area Development Authority urging the Karnataka Government to protect farmers’ interest. The farmers, led by KRRS leader Badagalpura Nagendra, protested against the directive of Cauvery Water Regulation Committee to Karnataka to release water at the rate of 5,000 cusecs per day …

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 …