Water level at reservoirs across Karnataka rise as monsoon intensifies

Madikeri/Mysuru: Kodagu deputy commissioner Annies K Joy and superintendent of police Kshama Mishra on Wednesday visited Bhagamandala and inspected water level in Cauvery river at the Sangam and the spot of landslides near Talacauvery.
Cherangala village near Talacauvery witnessed landslides on Tuesday following continuous rainfall in the region. While no damage was caused to life, the main road from Cherangala to Talacauvery was blocked and the same was cleared on Tuesday night by the NDRF team.The DC instructed the officials to issue notices to four families residing in the area to shift to a safer place.
Only light vehicles will be allowed to Talacauvery. Meanwhile, the DC ordered home guards, police, NDRF and fire department teams to be ready to tackle emergencies. At the Sangam in Bhagamandala, a boat and a raft will be made available for people to shift.
Talacauvery has received 100 inches of rainfall so far.
Water level at the KRS dam touched 100ft with inflow increasing drastically due to heavy rainfall across Kodagu district. Inflow in other major rivers of malnad region including Tunga, Bhadra, and Sharavati also increased.
According to the Karnataka State Natural Disaster Monitoring Center (KSNDMC) data, Kairagunda in Hosanagara taluk and Saluru grama panchayath in Thirthahalli in Shivamogga received the highest rainfall of 124mm and 127mm respectively on Wednesday. Agrahara in Tirthahalli received 98mm rainfall.
Compared to the same period in 2019, inflow of water was more in all the reservoirs on Wednesday: Linganamakki (31,460 cusecs), Supa (23,878 cusecs), Bhadra ( 12,759 cusecs), Kabini (11,324 cusecs), Hemavati (10,782 cusecs), and KRS dam 8,972 cusecs. Water level at the KRS dam was 100.3ft. It was 83.65ft on July 8 last year.
Bhadra river is flowing at a danger level and Hebbale bridge, which connects Horanadu, is on the verge of submerging. Water level at Bhadra reservoir at Lakkavalli in Shivamogga is 128.40ft. The maximum storage capacity of the reservoir is 186ft.
Tunga reservoir in Gajanur is filled to the brim and outflow is 23,560 cusecs. Water level at Linganamakki is 1761,25ft. The maximum capacity of the reservoir is 1819ft.
Heavy rain likely
As per KSNDMC forecast, modeate to heavy rain is likely over coastal and adjoining parts of malnad districts. Scattered to moderate rain and at a few places heavy rain is likely over south interior districts of the state.