Rising level of Krishna River sparks flood fears in Belagavi
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Pic: Krishna River is overflowing on the Ugar-Kudachi bridge; (below) Ghataprabha water being released at Hidkal dam
Belagavi: Continuous downpour in the Western Ghats and catchment areas pushed the Krishna River's level up by 5 feet in 48 hours on Tuesday.
Krishna and its tributaries, Vedganga and Doodhganga, are also swelling.
District authorities are monitoring the situation and coordinating with Maharashtra to implement precautionary steps.
The water level in the Krishna and its tributaries rose significantly due to incessant rains across the Western Ghats and Belagavi district for the past four days. District administration sources said that the water level of the Krishna River rose by 5 feet in the last 48 hours as of Tuesday evening.
The Hidkal reservoir on the Ghataprabha River and the Renuka Sagar reservoir on the Malaprabha River are in the process of being consecrated, and a huge amount of water is being released from the reservoirs into the rivers.
As a precautionary measure against floods, the district administration is in constant touch with the Maharashtra govt and is monitoring the flood situation to ensure that it does not escalate.
Water was released from Radha Nagari reservoir and Koyna reservoir in Maharashtra.
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1.1 lakh cusecs of water was flowing into the Krishna River through Rajapur barrage on Tuesday. The lower level bridges Barwad-Kunnur, Bhojwadi-Shivapurwadi on the Vedaganga River, Karadaga-Bhoj, Mallikawad-Dattawad on the Doodhganga River, and Kallol-Yadur, Manjari-Bavansavadatti on the Krishna River have been submerged.
The Krishna River is also overflowing over the Ugar-Kudachi Bridge, which connects to Maharashtra, cutting off the connection with Maharashtra.
The inflow of the Ghataprabha River increased in the Hidkal basin. The officials of Karnataka Neeravari Nigam Limited (KNNL) said that due to the high inflow to the Ghataprabha River, water is being released from the reservoir. It was advised to the people living near the Ghataprabha and Hiranyakeshi river banks to move their livestock to safer places as the outflow is likely to increase further.
Similarly, water is being released from the Renuka Sagar reservoir in phases as the inflow rate to Malaprabha has been increasing. The reservoir level on Tuesday was 2,075 feet, while the full level of the reservoir is 2,079.5 feet. The superintendent engineer of Renuka Sagar reservoir said that villagers on the banks of the Malaprabha River and people downstream of the reservoir have been advised to move to a safer place.
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