Water levels are constantly increasing in Kričná, which will enter the district of Bagalkot on Monday. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement
On Monday on Monday, heavy rain continued. Belagavi, Bagalkot and the surrounding districts began to receive occasional precipitation from 13 May.
A three -year -old girl died when a wall in the Gokak district from the Belagavi district collapsed on Monday morning.
Keerti Nagesh Patil died when the wall of her house partially collapsed due to heavy rain in Mahalingeshwar Colony in Gokak. When she started raining, she slept with her older sister.
The older sister ran to her parents who slept in another room to seek help. But they couldn’t save her. Police visited the place. A case was registered.
Water levels in Krina and its inflows are constantly growing. The officials said about 23,000 cusecs were released from the Mahashtra Reservoirs. It is expected to rise because the rain is likely to continue until 30 May, the officials said.
The irrigation officials have released over 40,000 water cusecs from Hippargi Reservoir in the Belagavi district. Taluk officers in Chikkodi and Nippani appealed to farmers and fishermen to avoid giving up to Krishna or Veda Gang, Dudh Ganges or other tributaries.
A high warning was issued to be careful and did not come into contact with electric appliances, including irrigation pumps built along the riverbed.
At least six colors of the bridge were immersed in the Krishna pan. But commuters use alternative routes, the officers said. The police were deployed to divert vehicles from submerged roads.
For several hours on Monday, the traffic on the Belagavi-Goa road was stopped over Chorla, because the Kusumalli Bridge was immersed under Malaprabha water.
Once the waters retreated, the movement of two wheels was allowed. The project director of Nhai Bhukesh Kumar said that the movement of four wheels and heavy vehicles would remain limited until the situation improves. Heavy vehicles and GOA cars are redirected to the Khanapur-Ramapur route.
The water levels in the Renuka Sagar dam above Malaprabha were around 10.7 TMCFT, compared to full level of 37 TMCFT.
The drain was around 194 CUSEC. The tide at the dam was negligible on Monday, but it is expected to increase in the next few days.
The water levels in the Raja Lakhamagouda tank are 48.9 TMCFT against a full level of 51 TMCFT.
The drain was around 1,491 cusecs, but it is expected to increase if it continues to rain.
The tributary to Hlaro’s Hipparagi stands on 24,508 cuses and the drain was around 42 182 Cusecs.
The Lal Bahadur Shastri nad Krišnou in Almatti recorded the tide of about 52,650 cusecs and water racks at 510 meters opposite the full level of 519 meters. The drain was 555 CUSECS.
The Narayanpur dam recorded the tide of 2,570 CUSECS and drainage 301 CUSECS.
Published – May 26, 2025 20:05
