The installation of five stoplogs to replace the washed-away Spillway Gate No. 19 at the Tungabhadra Reservoir was successfully completed on Saturday evening, just a week after the gate was lost on the night of August 10.The stoplogs, crucial for regulating the water flow, were installed under the expert supervision of Retired Engineer and Dam Gate Construction and Safety Expert …
The farmers in the Tungabhadra command area in Koppal, Raichur, Ballari, and Vijayanagara districts were a delighted lot till the weekend, as the Tungabhadra reservoir was full, thanks to the good monsoon in the catchment area, especially in the Sahyadri range. I don’t think farmers will get sufficient water for even one crop this year,” Shashidhar Gouda, farmer from Haravi …
A day after raising 10 slipway gates of the Tungabhadra Reservoir by a foot to release around 20,000 cusecs of water into the river course, the authorities of Irrigation Central Zone of Krishna Bhagya Jal Nigam Limited on Thursday opened 18 more gates to release around 71,000 cusecs of excess water. Inflow into the Tungabhadra Reservoir was over 90,000 cusecs, …
Owing to heavy rainfall in its catchment areas, especially in the Western Ghats in Karnataka, the Tungabhadra reservoir near Hosapet in Vijayanagara district has received over 61 tmcft of water in the last 20 days. The reservoir received over 36 tmcft of water in the last seven days, and 18 tmcft in the last three days owing to heavy rainfall. …
Water Resources Minister Govind Karjol said that construction of a balancing reservoir at Navali in Koppal district, which was meant for balancing the deficit of water in Tungabhadra reservoir due to accumulated silt on the bed, would shortly be taken up after consulting Andhra Pradesh and Telangana governments. Interacting with mediapersons at Vaikunta Guest House near Tungabhadra reservoir in Munirabad, …
