Krishnaraja Sagar is just 5 ft shy of attaining the FRL
The reservoir level at 8 a.m. on Sunday was 119.40 ft and was expected to reach the 120-ft mark by Monday. The rate of inflow into the reservoir was 13,359 cusecs owing to moderate to heavy rains in the catchment area of the Cauvery in the upstream.
For comparison, the reservoir level on the same day last year was 87.60 ft, according to the Karnataka State Natural Disaster Monitoring Centre (KSNDMC).
Incidentally, the reservoir breached the 100-ft mark by the end of May, a rare occurrence which has happened only twice in the last 35 years, according to Irrigation Department officials.
Though Kodagu and the catchment area of Hemavati in Chikkamagaluru got a breather with rains abating during this week, the monsoon is expected to gain vigour in the days ahead which will augment the rate of inflow into the reservoir.
The live storage in the reservoir was 42.29 tmcft as against the gross storage capacity of 49.45 tmcft. The reservoir already holds 86 per cent of its gross storage capacity and the authorities are hoping for an early revival of the monsoon in which case KRS could reach the maximum level of 124.80 ft very soon. The reservoir reached its maximum level on July 24 in 2024.
In the other major reservoirs in the Cauvery basin of the State, Hemavati has attained a level of 2,914.57 ft as against the full level of 2,922 ft.
The storage in the reservoir was 30.32 tmcft as against the gross storage capacity of 37.10 ft.
At Kabini, the water level was 2,277.2 ft as against the full reservoir level of 2,284 ft and the available storage was 15.76 tmc ft as against the gross capacity of 19.52 tmcft.
Similarly, the water leel at Harangi was 2,850.81 ft as against the full level of 2,869 ft and the available quantum of water was 6.10 tmcft as against the gross storage capacity of 8.50 tmcft in the reservoir.
The installed gross storage capacity of the four reservoirs is 114.57 tmcft as against which the cumulative storage as of Sunday was 94.47 tmcft, which is 81 per cent of the storage capacity, according to KSNDMC.
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