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Karnataka releases 44,700 cusecs of Cauvery water; flood warning issued in Dharmapuri district of TN

Karnataka releases 44,700 cusecs of Cauvery water; flood warning issued in Dharmapuri district of TN
Hogenakkal (file photo)
SALEM: The Dharmapuri district administration on Wednesday issued flood warning to all villages on the banks of the Cauvery river after Karnataka released 44,700 cusecs of water.
The district administration is expecting more than 40,000 cusecs of water in the Cauvery. Revenue and police officials asked villagers to move to safer areas. Bathing and coracle riding were banned in Hogenakkal.
Following heavy rain in the catchment areas of Karnataka’s Harangi, Kabini and Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) reservoirs, the state began to release water from Kabini and KRS dams on Tuesday night.

“Nearly 40,000 cusecs of water was released from Kabini and KRS dams into the Cauvery,” said a public works department (PWD) official at Mettur dam in Salem district. He added that the water is expected to reach Mettur on Thursday.
“On Tuesday night, water released from Kabini dam was 17,500 cusecs. However, on Wednesday, it was increased to 40,000 cusecs. From KSR dam, 4,700 cusecs of water was released," the officials said.
The water is expected to reach Biligundlu in Krishnagiri district on Wednesday night or in the early hours of Thursday.
A team of officials from revenue, PWD, police and forest department was on high alert to monitor the situation.
On Wednesday evening, water level in Mettur dam was 65.10 feet against its full capacity of 120 feet. While the inflow of water into the dam is 4,000 cusecs, its outflow is 3,000 cusecs.
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