The Cauvery Water Regulation Committee has advised the Tamil Nadu government to be cautious about water use from its Mettur reservoirs as the northeast monsoon is about to end and the reservoir level is almost five per cent lesser than normal. However, Karnataka has so far released 279.8 thousand million cubic feet of Cauvery water as against the required 161.41 …
Not withstanding the signs of monsoon revival in the Cauvery basin, especially in Kodagu and parts of Chikkamagalur, concerns remain over the storage positions in the major reservoirs. The gross storage capacity of the KRS is 49.45 tmc ft. against which the storage on Sunday, was 17.05 tmc feet which is 34 per cent of its actual capacity. But, the …
The southwest monsoon, which showed signs of gaining vigour in Kodagu last week, has slackened. It has received a cumulative rainfall of 1,302.99 mm since January compared to 2,046.16 mm during the same period last year. The cumulative rainfall since January is 590.15 mm against 1,110.81 mm during the same period last year. The cumulative rainfall since January is 600.75 …
