MANDYA:
Villagers staying near the banks of the swollen Cauvery and Hemavathi rivers have been alerted as 75,000 cusecs of water has been released from the KRS dam.
“The reservoir already has of 117.75 feet of water vis-a-vis a maximum level of 124.80 feet. There was an inflow of 70,000 cusecs and 75,000 cusecs has been released,” said an irrigation department official.
KRS Dam in Mandya is releasing 74,500 cusecs of water to River Kaveri (#Cauvery) from 12 PM today – 8th August 2020
— RK Gowda (@ravikeerthi22) August 8, 2020
Visuals of #Kabini Dam in HD Kote , #Mysuru today morning when 70,000 cusecs was let out yo the down stream..
— RK Gowda (@ravikeerthi22) August 8, 2020
At present Dam is outflowing around 60,000 cusecs. pic.twitter.com/8VT2rtaxgW
