The tank level was 119.40 ft on Sunday compared to the maximum level of 124.80 ft. Photo Credit: Ma Sriram
Krishnaraja Sagar (KRS) built through Cauver is only about 5 ft from reaching the full level of the tank (FRL) 124.80 ft.
The tank level on Sunday at 8 am was 119.40 ft and is expected to reach 120 feet by Monday. The level of inflow to the tank was 13,359 CUSECS due to mild to heavy rains in the Kausery basin in upstream.
By comparison, the level of the tank on the same day last year was 87.60 ft, according to Karnataka State Natural Monitoring Center (KSNDMC).
By the way, the tank has violated the brand 100 feet by the end of May, which, according to irrigation officials, is a rare event over the last 35 years, which has occurred only twice in the last 35 years.
Although the Codaga and the Hemavati River Basin in Chikkamagalur have received rain rains with rains during this week, the monsoon in the coming days to increase the level of tide into the tank.
Live storage in the tank was 42.29 TMCFT compared to coarse storage capacity of 49.45 TMCFT. Reservoir already holds 86 % of its gross storage capacity and the authorities hope to revive the monsoon, in which KRS could reach a maximum level of 124.80 ft very soon. The tank reached its maximum level of 24 July in 2024.
In other main tanks in the pelvis of the state, Hemavati reached a level of 2,914.57 ft compared to a full level of 2,922 ft.
The storage in the tank was 30.32 TMCFT compared to the rough storage capacity of 37.10 ft.
In the cabini, the water level was 2,277.2 feet compared to the full level of the tank 2 284 ft and the available storage was 15.76 TMC FT compared to the rough capacity of 19.52 TMCFT.
Similarly, the water in Harangi in Harangi was 2,850.81 feet compared to a full level of 2,869 ft and the available quantum of water was 6.10 TMCFT compared to the rough storage capacity of 8.50 TMCFT in the tank.
The installed coarse storage capacity of the four tanks is 114.57 TMCFT, against which the cumulative storage from Sunday 94.47 TMCFT, which is 81 % of storage capacity, according to KSNDMC.
Published – June 22, 2025 17:47
