Madikeri: The heavy rain lashing Kodagu district slackened on Wednesday even as the level in Cauvery and its tributaries receded to a large extent. Power supply in parts of the district was restored in many areas, including Madikeri.

Trees that had crashed in many parts of the district are being removed and the debris following minor landslips cleared. The gale speed has come down considerably reducing fears of tree falls. CESCOM is working round-the-clock to restore snapped electric lines.

Srimangala in Virajpet taluk recorded 142.3 mm rainfall in the past 24 hours. Bhagamandala received 141.8 mm while Talacauvery got 95 mm rainfall during the same period. Kutta received 85.7 mm, Ponnampet 52 mm, Somwarpet 55.70 mm, Napoklu 63.4 mm, Madikeri 60.70 mm and Virajpet 42.30 mm rainfall.

The Harangi Reservoir level on Wednesday touched 2,856.01 ft as against its maximum of 2,859 feet. The inflow was 8,480 cusecs and the outflow 9,847 cusecs. The level in the corresponding period last year was 2,828.17 feet.

There were reports of a group of persons falling into the Cauvery at Dubare following a boat capsize. Some of them swam to safety while the others were rescued.

Steady inflow

Our Mysore Special Correspondent reports:

Incessant rain in the catchment areas of the Cauvery and the Kabini has increased the inflow into the major reservoirs in the region, and low-lying areas are in danger of being flooded.

The inflow into the Krishnaraja Sagar Reservoir increased to 44,489 cusecs on Wednesday and the water level in the dam has gone up to 112.55 ft as against the full reservoir level (FRL) of 124.80 ft. Heavy rain in Kodagu and increase in the outflow from Harangi has augmented the rate of flow into the KRS Dam and the authorities are confident that the dam would attain the FRL by the second week of July provided the same rate of flow is maintained.

The inflow into the Kabini Reservoir at Beechanahalli in H.D. Kote taluk has remained steady at over 35,000 cusecs since the last few days and the inflow was 38,295 cusecs on Wednesday. It is likely to further increase given the incessant rain in the catchment area of the river in Waynad in Kerala. The outflow from the dam has been stepped up and it was 37,225 cusecs as a result of which low-lying areas near Nanjangud have been submerged.

The Hadinarukal Mantapa and the Parusharama Temple in the town have submerged even as the level along the riverbank has touched the danger level. People in the downstream along the riverbed have been cautioned and urged to move to safe places.

Authorities at the Kabini Reservoir have maintained the level at 4 ft. below the FRL as a safety measure. The water level at Kabini Reservoir was 2,280.54 ft as against the FRL of 2,284 ft.

Meanwhile, a large number of people, including tourists, are flocking to the Chunchunakatta waterfalls near K.R. Nagar. Water cascading from the rocks along the course of the river presents a spectacular sight here.

Tungabhadra Reservoir

Our Bellary Staff Correspondent writes:

For the second day in succession, the Tungabhadra Reservoir at Hospet received over 41,000 cusecs of water during the past 24 hours. Thanks to the copious rainfall in the catchment area, the dam here is getting filled up quickly.

This year, the inflow into the reservoir is not only more but has also started early, and the water augmented is almost double that of the previous year.

On Wednesday, water level at the dam reached 1,606.87 ft as against the full reservoir level of 1,633 ft.

The inflow into the reservoir was 41,479 cusecs. Last year on the same day, the reservoir received 37,717 cusecs.

Arvind Srivastav, Deputy Commissioner, has set up a control room to collect and pass on messages to the concerned about damage caused by heavy rain, gusty wind and floods. The control room would function round-the-clock and people could inform about the damage at 277204.

Alert sounded

Our Bijapur Staff Correspondent reports:

Following the increased inflow in the Krishna and its tributaries the authorities started releasing

water from the Alamatti Dam at the rate of 1.4 lakh cusecs on Wednesday, even as an alert has been sounded along the river.

As informed by the Central Water Commission, there was substantial increase in the inflow that reached 1.49 lakh cusecs on Wednesday.

The inflow was 90,770 cusecs on Tuesday. The water level in the dam touched 516.62 metres as against the full reservoir level of 519.6 metres.

The discharge from the dam, which was 50,000 cusecs initially, was steadily increased to 1.4 lakh cusecs by 3 pm. In all, 20 of the 26 crest gates had been partially opened.

Deputy Commissioner of Bagalkot G.N. Naik and Superintendent of Police Ramesh Harihar on Wednesday visited Aski, Halangali, Madanmatti, Kulahalli, Thamadoddi, Hasangi and Hipparagi, all low lying villages in Jamkhandi taluk.

Printer friendly page  
Send this article to Friends by E-Mail